Pair of Fine Quality Breche D' Violette Marble and Bronze Mounted End Tables

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There are end tables… and then there are end tables that stand there with the quiet authority of a French … Read more There are end tables… and then there are end tables that stand there with the quiet authority of a French diplomat who has seen three regimes come and go and still insists on perfect posture. This pair of late 19th century French bronze-mounted end tables with Brèche d’Alep marble tops (often affectionately referred to in the trade as Brèche D’Violette) is exactly that sort of furniture—refined, architectural, and entirely aware of its own pedigree.

Let us begin at the top, because in France, one always begins with the best part. The marble surfaces are richly figured, alive with swirling veins of mauve, violet, cream, and warm earth tones. Each slab is unique—nature’s own abstract painting, polished to a silken sheen and framed by a finely cast gilt bronze gallery. This is the kind of marble that makes modern stone look as though it knows it forgot something important.

Beneath the marble, the circular frieze is veneered in warm mahogany, glowing with that deep reddish-brown tone only late 19th century French cabinetmakers truly mastered. The case is adorned with elegant gilt bronze ormolu mounts—laurel wreath appliqués and beaded trim—subtle but deliberate flourishes that whisper Louis XVI Revival with just enough Napoleon III confidence.

The tables stand gracefully on four fluted, tapered legs—classically proportioned and joined by an X-form stretcher centered with a gilt bronze rosette. The geometry is deliberate, balanced, and undeniably Parisian. Each leg terminates in delicate bronze sabots, because even the feet of a French table deserve jewelry.

From an SEO perspective—and from the perspective of any collector with taste—this pair checks every essential box:
Late 19th century French end tables, Brèche d’Alep marble top tables, Louis XVI style bronze mounted side tables, Napoleon III mahogany guéridons, and antique French ormolu accent tables.

They are versatile without being ordinary—ideal flanking a sofa, anchoring a pair of bergères, or standing proudly beside a Chesterfield in a room that understands restraint is overrated. The scale is elegant, the craftsmanship precise, and the materials unapologetically luxurious.

This is furniture from an era when even a “side table” was designed as if it might one day attend a royal reception. They do not merely hold a lamp or a cocktail; they elevate the entire room.

Because in the end, anyone can buy furniture.

But only a pair like this can bring Paris home.

Measures 29.25 tall x 16 x 16 in diameter See less