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French Occasional Table
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for sale €450     $489
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French Occasional Table

19th century
Description

19th Century French gilt/gesso occasional/side with original white marble top. `Attractive carved band around the top and details on the for legs, which are joined bu an attractive cross band. There is some gesso missing on one of the sides.

Dimension - 35 x 35 x 79 cms

Physical Dimensions
Height
79cm (31.10")
Width
35cm (13.78")
Depth
35cm (13.78")
Declaration

Rue des Fontenelles has dated this French Giltwood Plant Stand to the 19th Century.

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SA1014016
Description
19th Century French gilt/gesso occasional/side with original white marble top.
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`Attractive carved band around the top and details on the for legs, which are joined bu an attractive cross band.
Rue des Fontenelles

There is some gesso missing on one of the sides.

Dimension - 35 x 35 x 79 cms

Height
79cm (31.10")
Width
35cm (13.78")
Depth
35cm (13.78")
Date of Manufacture

Rue des Fontenelles has dated this French Giltwood Plant Stand to the 19th Century.

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SA1014016
Rue des Fontenelles
Sellingantiques verified Since Mar 2015

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A tall French Louis XVI style circular giltwood occasional table featuring fluted legs, carved embellishments, and a cross-stretcher with a central rosette.
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Archive I A tall French Louis XVI style circular giltwood occasional table featuring fluted legs, carved embellishments, and a cross-stretcher with a central rosette.

French Occasional Table

Archive II A tall French Louis XVI style circular giltwood occasional table featuring fluted legs, carved embellishments, and a cross-stretcher with a central rosette. View II
Archive III A tall French Louis XVI style circular giltwood occasional table featuring fluted legs, carved embellishments, and a cross-stretcher with a central rosette. View III
Archive IV A tall French Louis XVI style circular giltwood occasional table featuring fluted legs, carved embellishments, and a cross-stretcher with a central rosette. View IV
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Rue des Fontenelles
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A tall French Louis XVI style circular giltwood occasional table featuring fluted legs, carved embellishments, and a cross-stretcher with a central rosette.
French Occasional Table
Ref: SA1014016
A tall French Louis XVI style circular giltwood occasional table featuring fluted legs, carved embellishments, and a cross-stretcher with a central rosette.
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Cataloguer’s note

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  • ObjectPlant Stands
  • Period19th century
  • StyleLouis XVI
  • MaterialGiltwood, Marble, Wood
  • ColourGold
  • MotifsFluted legs, Cross stretcher, Rosette centre, Guilloche moulding
  • SizeH 79 cm (31 in) x W 35 cm (14 in) x D 35 cm (14 in)

This nineteenth-century French Louis XVI style occasional table functions as a plant stand or decorative support surface. The piece has a circular white marble top set within a giltwood frame featuring a carved guilloche moulding around the edge and carved floral motifs at the upper corners. Four fluted legs with ring turnings extend downward to tapered feet, joined near the base by a cross stretcher centred with a carved rosette. The structure displays gesso missing from one side and visible surface wear to the gold finish. The stand measures 79 cm high, 35 cm wide, and 35 cm deep. Positioned in an empty corner or beside seating in a living room or hallway, the piece holds small decorative objects, lamps, or potted plants. The compact footprint fits into narrow circulation areas or unused wall spaces while providing a vertical display surface that complements traditional interiors.

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The Louis XVI style emerged in 18th-century France, characterised by a return to classical Greco-Roman proportions, straight lines, fluted column legs, geometric symmetry, and subtle decorative motifs such as rosettes and guilloche carving.

These pieces were typically carved from hardwoods or softwoods like lime or pine, coated with gesso, and finished using water gilding with gold leaf, often featuring inset marble or polished wood tops.

Authentic giltwood displays hand-carved joinery, natural wear revealing the reddish-brown clay bole layer beneath the gold leaf, and slight irregularity in the hand-turned fluting and carved details.

Place the table in an empty corner, bay window, or hallway to display a potted plant, ceramic vase, or small sculpture, allowing its gilded finish to contrast against neutral contemporary walls.

Dust gently using a soft, dry feather duster or dry microfibre cloth; water and chemical cleaners must be strictly avoided, as moisture can dissolve traditional gesso and lift the delicate gold leaf finish.
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