A very rare late 18th Century marble top giltwood console table of grand proportions, finely hand carved and of exceptional quality. This stunning piece features a gorgeous, moulded Carrara marble serpentine marble top of rectangular form with canted corners is raised over a panelled, fluted and shaped conforming frieze framed within beaded row, egg and dart motif detailing. The centred panelled plaque to the frieze is decorated with acanthus leaves and foliate flanked with arrangements of applied flowerhead paterae and forms the anchor for striking swags of flowerheads and richly scrolling foliate, finely carved in high relief. Supported on elegantly tapering, moulded and panelled cabriole legs profusely decorated with exquisitely carved detailing throughout comprising of a scallop shell to the knee and arrangements of acanthus leaves, foliate, flowerheads, applied flowerhead paterae and bellhusks, united by decorative scrolled X-form stretcher with a beautiful stylised pierced scallop shell surmounted with flowers to the centre finely carved in high relief flanked with scrolling acanthus leaves and foliate, terminating on scroll foot with acanthus detailing.
Dimensions: H: 35.75 in / 91 cm Top W: 74 in / 188 cm Legs W: 78.5 in / 199 cm D: 21.75 in / 55.5 cm
Stock Reference No: A3918
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