Pair of Louis XV-Style Giltwood and Marble-Top Consoles 19th century and later, each with a serpentine marble top over a conforming scroll- and foliate-carved apron centered by a cartouche, raised on cabriole legs, formerly a center table. h. 28-1/2", w. 48-1/2", d. 16-1/2"
Estimate $1,800-2,500 In good as-found condition. Both are sturdy and stable when affixed to a wall. Both exhibit rubbing, some gilt and gesso losses and embedded dirt to the surface. There is a small chip at the top of one leg, about 3/4" by 3/4" One marble top exhibits a partially repaired chip at a front corner. The overall loss, excluding the remaining filler is about 1 /1/2" by 3/8". That same top has a glued break at a rear corner. There is some gap and mis-alignment at that seam. The other marble top has a loss at a rear corner, about 2" long by 1/2"
Sold for $1,875
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