console table 004

 Italian neoclassical carved and gilded console table.  The exceptionally large table is carved with a central mask of Mercury, and is hung with delicate swags of flowers and fruit. Original gilding. The top is veneered red ground marble with gray and white mottling. [Small restorations. Marble possibly not original.]

By repute, Palazzo Ricasoli, Florence

Height (ins.): 38 (97cm)      Length/Width (ins.): 79.5 (202cm)      Depth (ins.): 35.5 (90cm)
Origin: Italy     Period: Neo-Classical