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18th Century Console Table
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18th Century Console Table

18th century
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18th century Continental neo-classical gilded demi-lune marble topped console table

Date of Manufacture

Pearse Lukies Antiques Ltd has dated this Giltwood Demilune Console Table to the 18th Century.

Physical Dimensions
Height
92cm (36.22")
Width
104cm (40.94")
Depth
59cm (23.23")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1025220
Dealers Internal Reference
S00057
Description
18th century Continental neo-classical gilded demi-lune marble topped console table
Date of Manufacture

Pearse Lukies Antiques Ltd has dated this Giltwood Demilune Console Table to the 18th Century.

Height
92cm (36.22")
Width
104cm (40.94")
Depth
59cm (23.23")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1025220
Dealers Internal Ref
S00057
Pearse Lukies Antiques Ltd
Sellingantiques verified Since Oct 2023
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An 18th-century demilune console table featuring a carved giltwood frame with wave frieze detailing and a variegated marble top.
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Archive I An 18th-century demilune console table featuring a carved giltwood frame with wave frieze detailing and a variegated marble top.

18th Century Console Table

Archive II An 18th-century demilune console table featuring a carved giltwood frame with wave frieze detailing and a variegated marble top. View II
Archive III An 18th-century demilune console table featuring a carved giltwood frame with wave frieze detailing and a variegated marble top. View III
Archive IV An 18th-century demilune console table featuring a carved giltwood frame with wave frieze detailing and a variegated marble top. View IV
Archive V An 18th-century demilune console table featuring a carved giltwood frame with wave frieze detailing and a variegated marble top. View V
Archive VI An 18th-century demilune console table featuring a carved giltwood frame with wave frieze detailing and a variegated marble top. View VI
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Telephone 01263 734137
Location
1 Cromer Road
Aylsham
Norfolk
NR11 6HE
United Kingdom

By appointment only.
Verified Since Oct 2023
Items For Sale 61
Items Sold 103
Pearse Lukies Antiques Ltd
Verified Since Oct 2023
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Location: 1 Cromer Road, Aylsham, Norfolk, NR11 6HE, United Kingdom, , By appointment only.
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An 18th-century demilune console table featuring a carved giltwood frame with wave frieze detailing and a variegated marble top.
18th century console table
Ref: SA1025220
An 18th-century demilune console table featuring a carved giltwood frame with wave frieze detailing and a variegated marble top.
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  • ObjectConsole Tables
  • Period18th century
  • StyleFrench Chateau
  • MaterialGiltwood, Marble
  • ColourGold
  • MotifsVitruvian scroll frieze, Acanthus leaf carvings, Demilune shape, Scroll legs
  • SizeH 92 cm (36 in) x W 104 cm (41 in) x D 59 cm (23 in)

This 18th-century Continental neo-classical console table takes a demilune shape and stands on ornate scroll legs with a central acanthus leaf carved support rising from a matching circular base. The piece employs a giltwood frame finished in bright gold alongside a variegated marble top showing natural brownish-red and grey tones, while a distinct Vitruvian scroll or wave pattern decorates the frieze beneath the edge. Additional visible details include intricate openwork carving on the structural brackets and gentle wear to the gilded surfaces that reveals the warm reddish under-primer. Measuring 92 cm high, 104 cm wide, and 59 cm deep, the console serves as an elegant statement piece for a hallway or entryway beside the front door, providing a practical surface for displaying decorative items like vases against a wall in a traditional interior setting.

Place the table against a prominent wall in an entryway or living room beneath a large framed mirror or artwork to establish a formal focal point. Balance the ornate gold frame by pairing it with simple contemporary accessories or structured ceramic vessels.

Dust the gilded frame gently with a soft dry brush or feather duster, avoiding water or liquid cleaners that can dissolve the gesso and ruin the gold leaf. Clean the marble top using a damp cloth and mild pH-neutral soap, taking care to wipe away spills immediately to prevent staining.

Authentic pieces exhibit hand-carved joinery underneath, irregular tool marks, and natural wear to the gilding showing reddish or grey clay bole beneath. Additionally, original marble tops usually feature hand-chiseled undersides and appropriate signs of age along the edges.

The structural frames were typically carved from softwoods like pine or lindenwood, which were coated in layers of gesso and clay bole before water gilding with thin sheets of gold leaf. The tops were often fitted with thick slabs of variegated marble, such as Rouge de Rance or Breche Violette.

An 18th-century giltwood console table is characterised by a carved wooden frame finished with gold leaf, designed to attach to or rest flat against a wall. These tables frequently feature semicircular or demilune tops fitted with heavy marble slabs and ornamental motifs such as Vitruvian scrolls, acanthus leaves, and scrolled supports.
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