Console Table
CultureEnglish or Irish
Date1760-1770
MediumWood with gesso, paint and gilding with marble top
DimensionsOverall: 34 3/4 × 42 1/2 × 24 inches (88.27 × 107.95 × 60.96 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Kenneth A. Spencer
Object numberF67-25/2 A,B
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DescriptionFriezes of tables have projecting c. section and canted corners, above aprons with "C" scrolls and stalactite formations centered with a pierced leaf carved cartouche and set against a criss-cross background, supported on conjoined "C" scroll legs carved with cabachon and acanthus leaves and ending in scroll feet. Legs united by stretchers supporting at the back a tiled roof pagoda standing on rockwork base. Painted in oyster white, details pink and blue; bells and pagoda roof gilded.Gallery Label
These tables and mirror frames creatively combine an English interpretation of the Rococo style and Asian-inspired designs into whimsical fantasies of pagodas, flowers, fruits and rock formations. The two stacked C-scrolls that compose the tables' bases and the foliage that coils up the mirrors' sides reflect the curvilinear forms favored by the Rococo. The tables' stepped stretchers bridge the legs to form the rocky platform of hanging stalactites that supports the tiled-roof pagoda trimmed with bells. Another pagoda can be found on the top of the mirror along with a domed-roof pavilion at the bottom of the mirror. The two intricately carved pairs are rare and exuberant examples of 18th-century white-painted furniture decorated with polychrome paints and gilding.
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