A pair of French grey painted consoles or side tables, 19th century
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A pair of French grey painted consoles or side tables, 19th century

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A pair of French grey painted consoles or side tables, 19th century
In the Louis XVI style, of D-shaped and breakfront outline, surmounted by moulded breche violette marble tops, the friezes carved in relief with oak leaves and acorns and hung with ribbon-tied floral garlands, on stop-fluted tapering legs headed with spiral foliate medallions terminating in turned bun feet
71in. (180.5cm.) wide, 29in. (73.5cm.) deep, 35in. (89.5cm.) high (2)
Provenance
Sir Julius Wernher, 1st Bt. (1850-1912), Bath House, London, and Luton Hoo, Bedfordshire, by whom bequeathed, through his widow
Alice, Lady Wernher, subsequently Lady Ludlow (1862-1945), to their son
Sir Harold Wernher, 3rd Bt., G.C.V.O. (1893-1973), Luton Hoo, Bedfordshire, in the Blue Hall, and by descent.
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