18th century, Italian Neoclassical Lacquered and Gilt Wood Console Table

18th century, Italian Neoclassical Lacquered and Gilt Wood Console Table

This elegant console was made in Italy in the Neoclassical era, in the second half of the eighteenth century. The top, of quadrangular shape with front corners cut at 45 degrees, is in grey marble. The structure of the console is in carved wood, lacquered in ochre and gilded tones.
The thin band under the top is molded, with a gold beaded reserve that creates plays of light and reflections. The four legs have a carving characteristic of neoclassicism. They originate from a circular golden element resting on a lacquered and gilded capital with grooves. The legs, which depart from this, have an inverted cone trunk, tapered and grooved. The four carved feet are ovoid and golden. From the origin of the legs descend frontally and laterally of the gilded wooden sculptures depicting draperies in which still lifes of fruit lie. The draperies are joined in the center by a female head of classical taste, with veil.
The console is characterized by decorative and graceful. Perfect in any type of environment, it can be used in the entrance hall or in a corridor, in living rooms and studios, but also in a bedroom. It can be displayed above a painting or a mirror, or you can rest on it a clock, candelabra, vases and cachepot or other sculptures, both ancient and modern. The neoclassical taste in fact makes it suitable in any furnishing context.