Antique French Rococo Carved Giltwood Console Pier Table C1770 18th C

A fine antique 18th C period Rococo carved giltwood marble topped console table, circa 1770 in date.

This finely carved giltwood console table is surmounted with an exquisite shaped rectangular Carrara marble top above a decorative frieze hand carved with a central rocaille cresting, anthemion and 'S' scrolls. This is splendidly supported by four square tapering legs that are united by a shaped stretcher that is centred with a carved further rocaille crest.

This piece is truly unique and is guaranteed to bring beauty and charm to your home for many years to come.

Condition:

In really excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned, polished and waxed in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.

Dimensions in cm:

Height 86 cm x Width 98 cm x Depth 63 cm

Dimensions in inches:

Height 2 foot, 10 inches x Width 3 foot, 3 inches x Depth 2 feet, 1 inch

Rococo,

style in interior design, the decorative arts, painting, architecture, and sculpture that originated in Paris in the early 18th century but was soon adopted throughout France and later in other countries, principally Germany and Austria. It is characterized by lightness, elegance, and an exuberant use of curving natural forms in ornamentation. The word Rococo is derived from the French word rocaille, which denoted the shell-covered rock work that was used to decorate artificial grottoes.

At the outset the Rococo style represented a reaction against the ponderous design of Louis XIV’s Palace of Versailles and the official Baroque art of his reign. Several interior designers, painters, and engravers, among them Pierre Le Pautre, J.-A. Meissonier, Jean Berain, and Nicolas Pineau, developed a lighter and more intimate style of decoration for the new residences of nobles in Paris. In the Rococo style, walls, ceilings, and moldings were decorated with delicate interlacings of curves and countercurves based on the fundamental shapes of the “C” and the “S,” as well as with shell forms and other natural shapes. Asymmetrical design was the rule. Light pastels, white, and gold were the predominant colours, and Rococo decorators frequently used mirrors to enhance the sense of open space.

Our reference: A3895