This exceptionally rare pair elegantly bridges British high-regency design with the exquisite mastery of the 19th-century Chinese Export trade. Comprising one flat-top occasional console and a matching companion featuring a beautifully integrated inlaid chess and checkers board, this unified pair embodies the height of William IV taste customized for elite European collectors.
Crafted from a dense, solid tropical hardwood, the tables exhibit a rich, ebonized finish that provides a dramatic backdrop for the meticulously applied silver-gilt (parcel-gilt) highlights. The crisp, micro-detailed foliate and scroll carvings along the frieze panels and drawer faces represent a signature artistic capability of coastal workshops in Canton. Each table rises on a robust, classically inspired fluted baluster pillar, culminating in a heavy, scalloped quatrefoil platform base resting on four elegantly scrolled acanthus leaf feet.
Combining functional versatility, impeccable condition, and highly sought-after colonial trade history, this pair serves as a stunning focal point for any sophisticated interior or advanced decorative arts collection.
Size: 30.5” H x 24” W x 24” D
C. 1835, China
This exceptionally rare pair elegantly bridges British high-regency design with the exquisite mastery of the 19th-century Chinese Export trade. Comprising one flat-top occasional console and a matching companion featuring a beautifully integrated inlaid chess and checkers board, this unified pair embodies the height of William IV taste customized for elite European collectors.
Crafted from a dense, solid tropical hardwood, the tables exhibit a rich, ebonized finish that provides a dramatic backdrop for the meticulously applied silver-gilt (parcel-gilt) highlights. The crisp, micro-detailed foliate and scroll carvings along the frieze panels and drawer faces represent a signature artistic capability of coastal workshops in Canton. Each table rises on a robust, classically inspired fluted baluster pillar, culminating in a heavy, scalloped quatrefoil platform base resting on four elegantly scrolled acanthus leaf feet.
Combining functional versatility, impeccable condition, and highly sought-after colonial trade history, this pair serves as a stunning focal point for any sophisticated interior or advanced decorative arts collection.
Size: 30.5” H x 24” W x 24” D
C. 1835, China
