Exhuberant C19th Irish Walnut Console Table with a Rare Breccia Marble Slab Top .

Exhuberant C19th Irish walnut console table with a rare Breccia marble slab top .

Boldly designed walnut-framed console table of serpentine outline raised on shapely carved cabriole legs . The legs with raised leaf carving to the knees which extends onto the frieze , the feet with leaf-carved scroll toes . The figured walnut frieze with 2 large symmetrically placed dramatically-carved cartouches of rococo C-scroll form . The sides with conforming shaped serpentine frieze returns.

The rear supports of flat panelled form to fit flush to a wall . The bases terminating in a square block design.

The frame surmounted by a rare and strikingly-figured Breccia marble stone slab of variegated composition. The thick marble top of conforming serpentine outline to the walnut base below. The edge of the marble with a carved and moulded profile and re-entrant style shaped corners.

An imposing table of rare and dramatic form , the design clearly influenced by the extravagance and exuberance of the C18th European rococo fashion and style.

The walnut table base having a consistent rich colour and patina. The marble top with minors nicks to the edges and scratches from general wear and usage commensurate with age and purpose.

H 32”

W 45”

D 22”

Ireland c. 1850

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