Two Period-style Designs for a Console Table (Louis XVI)

Mewès and Davis|Charles-Frédéric Mewès|Arthur Joseph Davis

ca. 1900–1914 · Watercolor over graphite · Drawings and Prints

Page with two designs for a console table, both in Louis XVI style. The upper half of the page shows a design for a white (vieux blanc) table with green marble entablature. It has four legs which are connected by a panel right above the feet. In the center of the panel a vase is placed. The second design shows a gilt console table with a red marble slab on top. It is suppported by tree legs with volutes which come together in the center on one hexagonal or octagonal base.

Artist

Mewès and Davis|Charles-Frédéric Mewès|Arthur Joseph Davis

Date

ca. 1900–1914

Medium

Watercolor over graphite

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Purchase, Anne Stern Gift, 1976