A Louis XV carved oak console table, circa 1735

A Louis XV carved oak console table, circa 1735, the serpentine shaped marble top with moulded edge, above a pierced, C-scroll and floral carved frieze, on tapering cabriole legs carved with C-scrolls, foliage and trailing vines, joined by a similarly carved and pierced stretcher, 85cm high, 131cm wide, 57cm deep

Provenance: Private Collection

For a very similar example of console, see Christie's, New York, The Property of a European Collector, 17th October 2002, Lot 12 ($19,120).

Condition Report:
Marks, scratches and abrasions comensurate with age and use. A number of old glued repairs, some disguised by use of filler. Some losses. Two disguised old nail/ peg joints to the uppermost frieze. The marble top is an attractive piece of marble. It has not been noticeably cracked or broken previously. There are some chips of loss at the outer edges as often expected for age (see images) but not a significant number of noticeable losses. Some relatively small faults or old losses in the marble have been disguised by coloured filler. Some additional surface scratching to the marble top in keeping with age and use. The rear plain stretcher appear to have been cleaned previously and likely the reverse side of the friezes. The two dovetailed stretchers (running from front to back of the frieze beneath the marble top (see images) are possible old replacements. Please refer to the additional images for visual reference to condition.