Object Description
A Magnificent Console Table
After the Design of William Kent
Constructed in carved gilt wood, the cabriole legs with scrolled block feet, dressed with acanthus leaves, with guilloches, to the faces, imbrications to the sides, supporting an addorsed Vitruvian scroll faced apron, centred with an oversize Venus scallop shell, issuing knotted oak leaf garlands and pendants. The everted platform is of breche violette marble.
English, circa 1880
The design of this table relates to several examples inspired by William Kent. In particular a well-documented table from Houghton Hall, Norfolk supplied to Robert Walpole (picture above).