A pair of Continental mahogany and giltwood console tables, Italian...
the rectangular grey veined white marble top above a leaf carved cornice frieze, raised on pairs of acanthus capital columns to the front, with mirror back within lotus frame flanked by pairs of pilasters, raised on a concave plinth base, one with a stencil reading R to the back rail
98.5cm. high, 140cm. wide, 55cm. deep; 3ft. 2 ¾in., 4ft. 7 ⅛in., 1ft. 9 ⅝in.
Condition Report:
In overall good restored condition and ready to place. Generally with very minor old marks, scuffs and scratches consistent with age and use.
Minor age craquelure running horizontally along the plinth bases (with some corresponding losses) and vertically along the supporting columns.
One column to the front right handside of one console table with residual glue, suggesting it has been re-stuck, there is a small area of veneer just above that has been re-stuck as well.
Signs of a gilded moulding re-attached towards the centre of the gilded frieze on the concave base of one table. Veneers to the centre of the other concave base with some age cracks. The edges and corners of these bases with wear and signs of retouchings.
Provenance:
Christie's, Amsterdam, European Noble and Private Collections, 14-16th February 2006, lot 515.
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the rectangular grey veined white marble top above a leaf carved cornice frieze, raised on pairs of acanthus capital columns to the front, with mirror back within lotus frame flanked by pairs of pilasters, raised on a concave plinth base, one with a stencil reading R to the back rail
98.5cm. high, 140cm. wide, 55cm. deep; 3ft. 2 ¾in., 4ft. 7 ⅛in., 1ft. 9 ⅝in.
Condition Report:
In overall good restored condition and ready to place. Generally with very minor old marks, scuffs and scratches consistent with age and use.
Minor age craquelure running horizontally along the plinth bases (with some corresponding losses) and vertically along the supporting columns.
One column to the front right handside of one console table with residual glue, suggesting it has been re-stuck, there is a small area of veneer just above that has been re-stuck as well.
Signs of a gilded moulding re-attached towards the centre of the gilded frieze on the concave base of one table. Veneers to the centre of the other concave base with some age cracks. The edges and corners of these bases with wear and signs of retouchings.
Provenance:
Christie's, Amsterdam, European Noble and Private Collections, 14-16th February 2006, lot 515.
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