Carved Giltwood Console Table 19th Century

Name: C19th Louis XV Carved Giltwood Console Table
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA753178
Price: 1950 GBP
Availability: InStock

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ObjectConsole Tables
Period19th century
StyleLouis XV
MaterialGiltwood, Marble
ColourGold, Pink
MotifsScroll leg, Acanthus leaf carving, Egg-and-dart moulding
SizeH 80 cm (31 in) x W 70 cm (28 in) x D 33 cm (13 in)

This nineteenth-century French Louis XV style wall-mounted console table is made of giltwood and pink marble, and measures 80 cm high, 70 cm wide, and 33 cm deep. The piece has a shaped marble top with a moulded edge, sitting above a shaped frieze with guilloche carved detail, egg-and-dart moulding along the lower frieze, and a single pierced, scrolled support featuring acanthus leaf carving, hare bells, flower heads, and trailing foliage. In a contemporary home, this table works well beside the front door or in an entryway as a decorative display surface. The object exhibits a gold finish over its original watergilding, and stands on a flat base rather than distinct feet. The frame displays visible signs of wear and age on the gilded surfaces, complementing its decorative carved motifs.

FAQs

Louis XV style console tables are characterised by asymmetrical Rococo forms, ornate floral and scroll carvings, swept cabriole supports, and fitted marble tops. Designed to attach directly to walls, they originated as architectural display furniture in 18th-century French interiors.

These pieces typically consist of hand-carved softwoods or hardwoods coated with chalk gesso and gilded with fine gold leaf. Tops are almost universally finished with native or imported quarried marble, such as rouge royal, white Carrara, or breche marble.

Authentic period giltwood displays natural wear to high points, revealing underlying red or yellow clay bole beneath the gold leaf. Construction marks, hand-cut joinery, iron wall hooks, and original gesso cracking consistent with wood shrinkage over time also indicate age.

Pair a gilded console table with minimalist contemporary art or a clean-lined mirror mounted directly above it to balance ornate historical carving with modern architectural simplicity. Position in narrow hallways, entryways, or formal drawing rooms as a focal accent.

Dust giltwood gently using a soft, dry camel-hair brush, avoiding water or liquid cleaners that can dissolve historic water gilding and gesso. Marble tops should be wiped with a damp cloth using mild pH-neutral soap and dried immediately to prevent staining.

Gary Wright Antiques Ltd

C19th Louis XV Carved Giltwood Console Table

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