Historicist Console Table with Turned Legs and Central Support, 1900s

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This antique console/parlor table dates from around 1900 and belongs to the historicist furniture production of the late 19th century. … Read more This antique console/parlor table dates from around 1900 and belongs to the historicist furniture production of the late 19th century. Its clear rectangular form, turned legs, and connecting central brace create a balanced, structurally emphasized appearance. Historical Context: Console and wall tables of this type were primarily used in living rooms and reception rooms around 1900, serving as a surface for lamps, decorative objects, or mirrors. Historicist furniture combined traditional forms with solid, handcrafted mass production and expressed a bourgeois desire for representation.

Features: Turned table legs with connecting central brace; decorative frieze on the apron with floral corner motifs. Design: The design follows historicist principles with borrowings from classical forms. Turned legs, profiled aprons, and a symmetrical structure are central to the formal design. Former function: Console or side table in living rooms and reception areas. Today: Console table, wall table, narrow work table, or side table. Dimensions: Height 72 cm × Width 100 cm × Depth 59 cm. Material and condition: Solid walnut. Very good used condition, commensurate with age, with visible patina; professionally inspected and refurbished. See less