{"id":3992,"date":"2021-03-18T11:35:04","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T10:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebenisterie-mathieuvath.fr\/?p=3992"},"modified":"2021-05-31T09:30:28","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T07:30:28","slug":"console-empire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebenisterie-mathieuvath.fr\/en\/2021\/03\/18\/console-empire\/","title":{"rendered":"Empire Console"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here are some images of the restoration of this Empire-era console.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Before restoration<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

But first, a little history: do you know what a console is and what it was used for?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Primarily a decorative piece of furniture placed in the entrance of apartments or between two windows, the "console table" \u2013 as it was called under Louis XV \u2013 consists of a marble top supported by two scrolled legs and is placed against the wall. Louis XV<\/strong>, The models are often elaborate and adorned with highly stylized motifs. Sculptures and reliefs, arched legs and curved facades\u2026The consoles Louis XVI<\/strong> are very different. The cabriole legs are replaced by straight, fluted legs, with or without reeding, joined by a curved stretcher supporting an antique urn or a vase with rectangular handles. The rectangular or semicircular marble top follows the apron decorated with rosette interlacing or fluting. Garlands of roses and sculpted, draped bows adorn the frieze. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bronze maker's mark <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, the addition of a lower shelf gives rise to the console table or serving console, intended for dining rooms. It can also transcend its domestic role to serve a more ornamental purpose, as a support for lamps and decorative objects, associated with a painting, hence its designation as a "pier stand". <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under the Directory<\/strong>, The rectangular consoles abandoned their half-moon shape. Their materials and ornamentation were very simple. The tables featured a marble top supported by tapered legs, sometimes adorned with caryatids, chimeras, swans, griffins, and sphinxes, which would become standard under the\u2018'Empire<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n