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Early 20th Century Antique Gilt and Marble Top Console Table
Martlesham Antiques
for sale €4,622     $5,017
£3,950

Martlesham Antiques

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Early 20th Century Antique Gilt and Marble Top Console Table

1900 - 1920
Description

A highly decorative early 20th Century antique gilt and marble top console table in the George II style, having the original rectangular dark green marble top above a frieze with decorative raised scroll moulding, supported by a naturalistically carved eagle with outstretched wings perched on a rockwork base and supported on a faux marble platform base with a moulded edge.   In Roman mythology, the eagle was a companion to Jupiter, symbolizing power, protection, and authority.  Circa 1920.

45 1/4" x 18 1/2" x 35 3/5" high

115cms x 47cms x 90cms high

Physical Dimensions
Height
90cm (35.43")
Width
115cm (45.28")
Depth
47cm (18.50")
Declaration

Martlesham Antiques has dated this Gilt Eagle Console Table to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1233514
Dealers Internal Reference
5820
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Martlesham Antiques is a family run business and has been trading since 1984. Located in Suffolk just outside Woodbridge, Martlesham Antiques is run from a spacious thatched cottage housing nine large showrooms with a vast adjacent car park.

Specialising in 18th and 19th Century furniture, together with creating custom hand-made furniture which is supplied to various interior designers, trade and the retail market. Every piece on the showroom floor is in excellent condition and ready to go straight into the buyers home or premises.

All of Martlesham Antiques furniture is hand polished by their own French polishers and restorers to a very high standard. We are also a member of LAPADA, the association of art and antiques.

Description
A highly decorative early 20th Century antique gilt and marble top console table in the George II style, having the original rectangular dark green marble top above a frieze with decorative raised scroll moulding, supported by a naturalistically carved eagle with outstretched wings perched on a rockwork base and supported on a faux marble platform base with a moulded edge.
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   In Roman mythology, the eagle was a companion to Jupiter, symbolizing power, protection, and authority.
Martlesham Antiques

  Circa 1920.

45 1/4" x 18 1/2" x 35 3/5" high

115cms x 47cms x 90cms high

Height
90cm (35.43")
Width
115cm (45.28")
Depth
47cm (18.50")
Date of Manufacture

Martlesham Antiques has dated this Gilt Eagle Console Table to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1233514
Dealers Internal Ref
5820
Martlesham Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jan 2008
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You can view the stock and full dealer information on the Martlesham Antiques Profile Page

Trade Associations

Martlesham Antiques is a registered member of LAPADA 

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An early 20th-century Neoclassical style console table featuring a sculpted gold eagle base supporting a dark green marble tabletop.
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Early 20th Century Antique Gilt and Marble Top Console Table

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Martlesham Antiques
Telephone 01394 386732
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The Thatched Roadhouse
Main Rd
Martlesham
Suffolk
IP12 4RJ
United Kingdom
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An early 20th-century Neoclassical style console table featuring a sculpted gold eagle base supporting a dark green marble tabletop.
Early 20th Century antique gilt and marble top console table
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An early 20th-century Neoclassical style console table featuring a sculpted gold eagle base supporting a dark green marble tabletop.
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A gilt eagle console table is a Neoclassical or Regency style wall table supported by a carved, gilded wood eagle base, often topped with a marble slab. Popularised in the 18th and early 19th centuries, these decorative tables were traditionally designed to stand against a wall in grand entrance halls and reception rooms.

These tables were typically carved from solid hardwoods such as pine or lime wood before being coated in gesso and gilded with fine gold leaf. The tabletops and plinth bases were frequently fitted with heavy polished marble slabs, such as verd antique or dark green marble, to provide stability and contrast.

Authentic antique gilt wood exhibits signs of natural age, such as slight cracking (craquelure) in the gesso layer and gentle wear revealing the red or yellow bole clay underneath the gold leaf. Hand-carved details will show subtle irregularities, and the timber joinery on the underside should reflect traditional construction techniques rather than modern machine cuts.

Position the table in a foyer, hallway, or living room alcove as a focal point, pairing it with a large oil painting or a sleek gilded mirror mounted directly above. Keep tabletop accessories minimalsuch as a pair of brass candlesticks or a contemporary ceramic vaseto allow the carved architectural base to remain the central feature.

Dust the carved gilded surfaces gently with a soft, dry feather duster or camel-hair brush, avoiding wet cloths or chemical cleaners that can dissolve the delicate gold leaf and gesso. For the marble top, wipe away spills immediately using a damp microfibre cloth and mild pH-neutral soap, avoiding acidic cleaning agents that etch natural stone.
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