A Louis XV Period Giltwood Console Table floral re-upholstered in warm sand linen

re-upholstered in warm sand linen

The juxtaposition of warm burr veneer against cool polished metal

The walnut veneers

is characteristic of Italian dining tables of this period

when historical accuracy and technical refinement were equally prized by a prosperous bourgeois clientele

A Louis XV Period Giltwood Console Table floral re-upholstered in warm sand linenA Louis XV Period Giltwood Console Table marble top of serpentine outline with moulded edge, the rich ground of deep crimson and russet dramatically veined in white and cream; above a deeply carved and pierced frieze of exuberant Rococo character, centred by a large pendant coquille or fan shell of radiating form surrounded by scrolling acanthus, flowering branches and asymmetric rocaille cartouche ornament issuing further leafy scrolls to either