Console table (one of a pair)

Unknown

ca. 1735–40 · Pine: carved and gilded; brocatello marble · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

These side tables have richly carved supports, pierced throughout with asymmetrical shell-forms and cartouches, floral garlands, foliage, and birds and are a wonderful expression of the Rococo style. Such tables were the work of carpenters or menuisiers who were primarily involved with preparing building timbers. The decorative carvings were completed by highly-skilled carvers – neither of the craftsman signed their work and their identity remains unknown.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1735–40

Medium

Pine: carved and gilded; brocatello marble

Culture

French

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019