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English Painted Beech Console Table
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for sale €2,867     $3,112
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English Painted Beech Console Table

1900 - 1920
For Sale by Arcadia Antiques
Description

Narrow English painted beech breakfront console table. 1920

Date of Manufacture

Arcadia Antiques has dated this Painted Beech Console Table to the 1920s.

Physical Dimensions
Height
89.5cm (35.24")
Width
258.5cm (101.77")
Depth
41cm (16.14")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1212267
Dealers Internal Reference
9392
Description
Narrow English painted beech breakfront console table. 1920
Date of Manufacture

Arcadia Antiques has dated this Painted Beech Console Table to the 1920s.

Height
89.5cm (35.24")
Width
258.5cm (101.77")
Depth
41cm (16.14")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1212267
Dealers Internal Ref
9392
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A long black painted beech console table featuring turned column legs and a solid plinth base.
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Archive I A long black painted beech console table featuring turned column legs and a solid plinth base.

English Painted Beech Console Table

Archive II A long black painted beech console table featuring turned column legs and a solid plinth base. View II
Archive III A long black painted beech console table featuring turned column legs and a solid plinth base. View III
Archive IV A long black painted beech console table featuring turned column legs and a solid plinth base. View IV
Archive V A long black painted beech console table featuring turned column legs and a solid plinth base. View V
Archive VI A long black painted beech console table featuring turned column legs and a solid plinth base. View VI
Archive VII A long black painted beech console table featuring turned column legs and a solid plinth base. View VII
Archive VIII A long black painted beech console table featuring turned column legs and a solid plinth base. View VIII
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Archive X A long black painted beech console table featuring turned column legs and a solid plinth base. View X
Archive XI A long black painted beech console table featuring turned column legs and a solid plinth base. View XI
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Arcadia Antiques

Arcadia Antiques
Telephone 07768 666 833 or 01926 611923
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Westfields Farm
Fosse Way
Radford Semele
Leamington Spa
Warwickshire
CV31 1XL
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A long black painted beech console table featuring turned column legs and a solid plinth base.
English Painted Beech Console Table
Ref: SA1212267
A long black painted beech console table featuring turned column legs and a solid plinth base.
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Cataloguer’s note

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  • ObjectConsole Tables
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleRegency Style
  • MaterialBeech, Paint
  • ColourBlack
  • MotifsTurned columns, Plinth base, Breakfront profile, Painted finish
  • SizeH 89.5 cm (35 in) x W 258.5 cm (102 in) x D 41 cm (16 in)

This narrow English console table adopts a Regency style interpretation, dating from 1920. Constructed from beech with a painted black finish, the piece displays visible surface distress and wear to the dark coating, which reveals the lighter timber beneath along the edges. The long structure incorporates a breakfront profile supported by numerous turned columns that rest upon an extended solid plinth base at the floor, topped by a stepped linear surface. Measuring 89.5 cm high, 258.5 cm wide, and 41 cm deep, the proportions accommodate placement against the back of a sofa or along an expansive hallway wall within a home interior. The elongated configuration provides a surface for displaying decorative objects while maintaining a shallow profile suited for narrow circulation spaces.

FAQs

Originating in 17th-century Europe, console tables were initially designed to be mounted against walls with support brackets. By the late 18th and early 19th centuries, free-standing pier and console tables with turned columns became standard architectural fixtures in grand entryways, corridors, and reception rooms.

English console tables were frequently crafted from dense hardwoods such as beech, oak, or mahogany. Secondary woods were treated with layers of gesso and dark lead-based or mineral paints to create a uniform finish or imitate costlier dark timber species.

Authentic period tables exhibit natural wear and paint loss at contact points, such as the lower plinth and table edge, revealing underlying timber or gesso. Look for traditional joinery techniques, including pegged mortise and tenon joints, as well as uneven timber dimensions on the reverse or underside.

A long, shallow console table is commonly positioned in an entrance hall or placed directly behind a sofa. Designers often layer decorative ceramics, table lamps, or framed artwork along the top surface to complement the tables architectural lines.

Dust the painted surface regularly using a soft, dry microfibre cloth to prevent scratch marks. Avoid applying water, harsh solvent cleaners, or spray waxes, which can degrade historical paint layers or dissolve original patination.
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