Lot 117
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A SOUTH GERMAN ROCOCO WHITE-PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT CONSOLE TABLE
A SOUTH GERMAN ROCOCO WHITE-PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT CONSOLE TABLE

MID-18TH CENTURY

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A SOUTH GERMAN ROCOCO WHITE-PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT CONSOLE TABLE
Mid-18th Century
The later serpentine red and grey marble top above a fish-scale-carved frieze centering a pierced ruffled cartouche, on scroll-headed cabriole legs with stylized claw-and-ball feet, with traces of earlier green decoration
30in. (76cm.) high, 41in. (104cm.) wide, 20in. (52.5cm.) deep

Lot Essay

The unusual fish-scale carving and central, open cartouche with a rocaille border is a distinctive feature of Bavarian console tables. Related consoles at the Residenz in Munich, are illustrated in G. Hojer and H. Ottomeyer, Die Mbel der Residenz Mnchen, Munich, 1996, vol. II, p.212.