A PAIR OF LOUIS XV WROUGHT-IRON CONSOLE TABLES

POSSIBLY 18TH CENTURY

Details

A PAIR OF LOUIS XV WROUGHT-IRON CONSOLE TABLES
POSSIBLY 18TH CENTURY
Each with serpentine moulded rouge de Rance marble top above a shaped scrolled frieze centred by shell ornament, on angled scrolled front supports joined by a scrolled stretcher, on a rectangular marble plinth, traces of painted and gilt decoration, one top replaced in the late 19th century, the bases original
35½ in. (90 cm.) wide; 35 in. (89 cm.) high; 20 in. (51 cm.) deep (2)

Provenance

The Dowager Marchioness of Cholmondeley, 12 Kensington Palace Gardens, sold Christie's London, 6 December 1979, lot 130.

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Lot Essay

These consoles display high rococo design interpreted in what was considered an unusual - and even experimental - material in mid-18th century France. Surviving pieces of 18th century wrought-iron furniture are rare. Many are provincial pieces, often Southern French and are in marked contrast to the more sophisticated and high-style steel pieces made for the Court and Paris residences (U. Leben, 'Iron and Steel Furniture in France', The Magazine Antiques, September 1996, pp. 346-353).

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