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Fine 19th Century French Carved Gilt Wood Console Table Base by Felix-alfred Ternisien
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Fine 19th Century French Carved Gilt Wood Console Table Base by Felix-alfred Ternisien

18th century
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FINE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH CARVED GILT WOOD CONSOLE TABLE BASE BY FELIX-ALFRED TERNISIEN

This fine console table stands on two giltwood legs, with hoof feet. These legs have been intricately decorated with carved foliage and fluting and topped with floral swags. The foliate tops support a giltwood frieze, which has been exquisitely carved with multiple floral swags which hang down from the frieze.

Ternisien stamped twice upon the frame.

Felix-Alfred Ternisien was born in Paris on June 28, 1817 and was most probably the son of the cabinet maker Jean-Joseph Ternisien. In 1860 his firm was recorded at 42, rue Fontaine-au-Roi and then from 1870 onward at 234, rue Saint-Honoré. Cabinet maker but also decorator, he was commisioned by the emperor Napoleon III to provide the furnishing of the imperial train in 1856 following drawings by Viollet le Duc. In 1874, the comte de Paris commisioned the restoration of the château d'Eu to Viollet le Duc and the renowned architect subsequently asked Ternisien to execute the furnishings following his drawings. The furnishings can still be viewed in the museum Louis-Phillipe at the château d’Eu.

This console table has been beautifully designed and executed by Ternisien and the quality of its finish and the attention to detail is exquisite.

Lacking top

Base measuring: 88cm x 88cm x 39cm

Physical Dimensions
Height
88cm (34.65")
Width
88cm (34.65")
Depth
39cm (15.35")
Declaration

The English Interior has dated this French Giltwood Console Base to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1235286
Description
FINE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH CARVED GILT WOOD CONSOLE TABLE BASE BY FELIX-ALFRED TERNISIEN

This fine console table stands on two giltwood legs, with hoof feet.

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These legs have been intricately decorated with carved foliage and fluting and topped with floral swags.
The English Interior

The foliate tops support a giltwood frieze, which has been exquisitely carved with multiple floral swags which hang down from the frieze.

fig 1. A 19th-century French carved giltwood console table base featuring floral swags, a fluted frieze, and curved leg supports.
fig 1. Fine 19th Century French Carved Gilt Wood Console Table Base by Felix-alfred Ternisien

Ternisien stamped twice upon the frame.

Felix-Alfred Ternisien was born in Paris on June 28, 1817 and was most probably the son of the cabinet maker Jean-Joseph Ternisien. In 1860 his firm was recorded at 42, rue Fontaine-au-Roi and then from 1870 onward at 234, rue Saint-Honoré. Cabinet maker but also decorator, he was commisioned by the emperor Napoleon III to provide the furnishing of the imperial train in 1856 following drawings by Viollet le Duc. In 1874, the comte de Paris commisioned the restoration of the château d'Eu to Viollet le Duc and the renowned architect subsequently asked Ternisien to execute the furnishings following his drawings. The furnishings can still be viewed in the museum Louis-Phillipe at the château d’Eu.

This console table has been beautifully designed and executed by Ternisien and the quality of its finish and the attention to detail is exquisite.

Lacking top

Base measuring: 88cm x 88cm x 39cm

Height
88cm (34.65")
Width
88cm (34.65")
Depth
39cm (15.35")
Date of Manufacture

The English Interior has dated this French Giltwood Console Base to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1235286
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Archive I A 19th-century French carved giltwood console table base featuring floral swags, a fluted frieze, and curved leg supports.

Fine 19th Century French Carved Gilt Wood Console Table Base by Felix-alfred Ternisien

Archive II A 19th-century French carved giltwood console table base featuring floral swags, a fluted frieze, and curved leg supports. View II
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A 19th-century French carved giltwood console table base featuring floral swags, a fluted frieze, and curved leg supports.
FINE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH CARVED GILT WOOD CONSOLE TABLE BASE BY FELIX-ALFRED TERNISIEN
Ref: SA1235286
A 19th-century French carved giltwood console table base featuring floral swags, a fluted frieze, and curved leg supports.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectConsole Tables
  • Period18th century
  • StyleFrench Neoclassical
  • MaterialGiltwood, Wood, Gold Leaf
  • ColourGold
  • MotifsFloral swags, Fluted frieze, Curved legs, Acanthus carving
  • SizeH 88 cm (35 in) x W 88 cm (35 in) x D 39 cm (15 in)

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A 19th-century French giltwood console table base is a wall-supported furniture structure created during the 1800s, often crafted in the Neoclassical or Louis XVI revival style, designed to support a heavy stone or marble surface.

These pieces were typically carved from softwoods such as pine or lime, coated with a preparatory gesso layer, and finished using water gilding techniques with gold leaf over a red or yellow clay bole.

Authentic 19th-century pieces usually exhibit hand-carved joinery on the structural reverse, legitimate age-related wear showing the underlying gesso or clay bole through thin gold leaf, and traditional cast metal or wooden mounting brackets.

A carved giltwood base can be mounted with a custom stone or glass surface to serve as a focal statement in an entrance hall, corridor, or dining room, creating contrast against contemporary minimalist backdrops.

Giltwood surfaces should be kept dry and dusted gently with a soft, natural bristle brush or feather duster; water and liquid cleaners must be avoided as moisture dissolves traditional animal-glue gesso and damages leaf gilding.
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