Graceful Wall Console In Natural Wood And Feint Marble Top. Louis XV Period. Mid XVIII

Graceful wall console in natural wood with faux marble top "Brèche d'Alep" marble: known since Antiquity, the breccia d'Alep is made up of rounded brown, gray, red or black fragments on a brown background. it was widely used in the 18th and 19th centuries, as well as at the beginning of the 20th century. In the 18th century, samples of this marble were sent to the sisters of King Louis XVI (Marie-Thérèse, Marie-Zéphyrine, Clothilde and Elizabeth of France ). In their honor, the marble was named “Brèche Mesdames”. Rocaille, flower and canal motifs with delicious sculpted curves. Wall or “in-between” console, this can be fixed between two windows or decorate a vestibule. Charming model. Around 1760. Thickness of the top: 2 cm Depth without top: 32 cm