Console table in carved and gilded wood, lacquered with a light blue background.

THE OBJECT IS A CARVED WOOD CONSOLE TABLE, LACQUERED WITH A LIGHT BLUE AND GILDED BACKGROUND, WITH A BROCCATELLO DI SPAGNA MARBLE TOP AND A GREEN MARBLE EDGE. THE SHAPED STRUCTURE IS ENTIRELY DECORATED WITH RICH FLORAL CARVINGS, PIERCED BANDS, AND DOUBLE VOLUTE LEGS RESTING ON SCROLLED FEET, JOINED BY A MIXED-LINE CROSSRAIL. ROME: PAPAL STATES, MID-18TH CENTURY. MEASUREMENTS: CM 140 W X CM 68 D X CM 90 H AMONG THE MOST SIMILAR FURNISHINGS IS THE GILDED TABLE, WITH AN ALABASTER TOP AND GREEN EDGE, NOW IN THE COLLECTIONS OF THE QUIRINALE PALACE AND FORMERLY USED IN THE ROOM FOR RECEIVING VICTOR EMMANUEL III (A. PALACIOS, ITALIAN FURNITURE, THE ARTISTIC HERITAGE OF THE QUIRINALE, MILAN 1966, PAGE 178 PLATE 54) AND SIMILAR CONSOLE TABLES ILLUSTRATED BY E. COLLE IN 'ROCOCO FURNITURE IN ITALY' (MILAN 2003 PAGE 142).