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Console Table
Unknownabout 1715–1720
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
An artisan carved this table in a curious combination of styles. Sphinx-like monsters, trelliswork, and broad, pierced C-scrolls, which were associated with the Régence style, form the frieze and legs. The stretcher connecting the lower legs, however, is carved in the later, asymmetrical Rococo style, which reached the height of its popularity by the 1750s.
The coat of arms on the frieze may belong to the Blainville family, descendants of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, who was Minister of Arts under Louis XIV.
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Details
- Title: Console Table
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: about 1715–1720
- Location Created: Paris, France
- Physical Dimensions: 87.3 × 152.1 × 59.1 cm (34 3/8 × 59 7/8 × 23 1/4 in.)
- Type: Furniture
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Gessoed and gilded white oak and European walnut; lumachella pavonazza marble top
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 72.DA.68
- Culture: French
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
- Creator Display Name: Unknown
- Classification: Decorative Art (Art Genre)
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