A GERMAN ROCOCO CARVED AND GREEN AND BLUE-PAINTED CONSOLE TABLE MID-18TH CENTURY

Countess Ruth Costantino, New York 

Please note that this exceptional console table is deliberately low in height and is best shown when positioned on a block or support. Redecorated and decoration now with some rubbing and wear. Some restorations throughout particularly to the apron and the stretcher and age cracks to some of the carved elements (two cracks to front left leg at knee). Marble in good condition with some light abrasions to edges.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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A console table from an aristocratic collection in Westphalia, designed in a very similar spirit to the present lot with an elaborately carved stretcher depicting two Chinese warriors battling a dragon, is illustrated in H. Kreisel and G. Himmelheber, Die Kunst des deutschen Möbels: Spätbarock und Rokoko, vol. II, 1983, fig. 914.