Pair of Chinoiserie Black Lacquer Console Tables

Pair of Chinoiserie Black Lacquer Console Tables. Continental, probably French. Shaped rectangular top with projecting rounded corners over conforming apron on turned and downswept legs joined by C scroll shaped X stretchers. The black lacquer surfaces gilt painted with foliate arabesques and Chinoiserie landscapes. Circa 1860. {Approximate dimensions: 33" high x 52" wide x 21" deep.}. Provenance: Property from an Important California Collection. Condition: Some surface wear throughout, primarily to table tops and top edges. Some scuffs, scratches, a few chips primarily to edges and one to left side of one table, and loss to gilt. Previous insect damage is apparent.