Two Console Tables (Console)
furniture maker
Unknown
Datemid 18th century
Place MadeVenice, Veneto, Italy, Europe
MediumPainted walnut and pine
Dimensions84 x 172 x 77 cm (33 1/16 x 67 11/16 x 30 5/16 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF26e2.1-2
eMuseum ID717860
EmbARK ObjectID16182
TMS Source ID4527
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryThis pair of wall tables represents the Venetian Rococo in the sensuous curves seen on nearly every profile. While relying on Loius XV models, they reflect a spontaneous adaptation of French forms and decoration. The original blue paint can be seen in areas where the varnish has chipped off. With age, the varnish has made the light blue paint seem greener than was originally intended.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston: 1935), p. 220. (Italian)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston: 2011), pp. 256-57, no. 118.
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston: 2011), pp. 256-57, no. 118.
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1890.
