Important Late 19th C. English Neoclassical Giltwood Console Table W/ Marble Top

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An impressive and richly carved English Neoclassical giltwood console table, the rectangular marble top resting above a deeply carved frieze … Read more An impressive and richly carved English Neoclassical giltwood console table, the rectangular marble top resting above a deeply carved frieze centered by a satyr mask surrounded by floral swags and guilloche molding. The table is raised on four incurving cabriole legs adorned with ram’s heads, united by an ornamental stretcher featuring a central merman figure. The entire composition is highlighted with water gilding over finely detailed carving, demonstrating superb craftsmanship and monumental scale.
Provenance:
* Formerly with R. A. Lee, London, and illustrated in an undated catalogue, circa 1970s.
* Collection of John H. Bookwalter.
* Exhibited: The Indianapolis Museum of Art.
* Christie’s, New York, 14 October 2019, Lot 253. (Owner kept the Marble Top when purchased from Christie's)
* A similar but larger table, in the possession of C. J. Charles, London, is illustrated in H. Cescinsky, English Furniture of the Eighteenth Century, New York, Vol. 3, p. 21, fig. 8.
Dimensions: 34"H × 63"W × 34"D See less