A Louis XIV carved oak console circa 1710

with a later rectangular red marble top above a frieze centered by a scallop shell flanked by scrolling acanthus leaves, raised on shell and leaf-carved cabriole legs joined by molded, scrolling leaf-carved X-stretchers.

Partridge Fine Arts, London

Winter Antiques Show, January 19-28, 2007, New York

In excellent overall condition. Old repair to marble top. Structural integrity has been maintained by blocking legs. General evidence of wear consistent with age and use.
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A similarly carved console of slightly smaller proportions was sold, Sotheby's, Monaco, June 18, 1994, lot 309.