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Unusual Slait Leg Server Vintage in Original Paint Patina
Located in Dallas, TX
Unusual slait leg server vintage in original paint patina
Imported piece from Europe. Never
Category
Antique 19th Century European Console Tables
Materials
Wood
Mid- Century Modern. Milo Baughman Style Burlwood Nesting Console Side Tables -2
By Milo Baughman
Located in Kennesaw, GA
I really like this set because it is unusual to find nesting console tables. Their modern styling
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Burl
Pair of Small Console Tables French Brackets Wall Mounted Shelves Louis XV Style
Located in Labrit, Landes
Small pair of console tables unusual demilune wall-mounted shelves,
Shells and vegetal decoration
Category
Vintage 1980s French Louis XV Console Tables
Materials
Wood
Gilt Baroque Wall Console Table Hand Carved with Carrara Marble Top, circa 1780
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
following the beautiful lines of this outstanding table. This unusual baroque wall console table is
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Austrian Baroque Console Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble, Gold Leaf
Rare and Unusual Pair of Gilded and Painted Mermaid Pedestals
Located in Westwood, NJ
Pair of Carved Gilded and Painted Mermaid Pedestals. Shown as Console base.
Category
Antique 19th Century Console Tables
Modernist Console/Desk In Walnut
Located in Doylestown, PA
An unusual walnut console table/desk in asymetric form, with ebonized and silver-plated moldings
Category
Vintage 1940s Unknown Console Tables
Materials
Walnut
Karl Springer Chinese Curved Console
By Karl Springer
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An unusual goatskin lacquered console table designed by Karl Springer in 1975. This table has been
Category
20th Century American Console Tables
Materials
Goatskin
Northern Italian Carved Console with Marble Top
Located in Kent, Dover
A Northern Italian carved walnut, oak and marble-top console table of unusual design.
Category
Antique 1880s Console Tables
Pair of 19th Century French Bronze Console Bases
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is an unusual pair of French Bronze console table bases that date to circa 1870. The console
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Baroque Revival Console Tables
Materials
Bronze
Wrought-Iron and Marble Console, France, circa 1920s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Lovely and unusual console or centre table with a wrought iron base and original marble-top. The
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Art Deco Console Tables
Materials
Marble, Wrought Iron
Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Walnut Serpentine Console with Cabriole Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Mid-18th century Italian Rococo walnut serpentine console table with unusual cabriole legs, circa
Category
Antique 1750s Italian Rococo Console Tables
Materials
Walnut
18th Century, Console Table with Mirror Wood South Germany Rococo
Located in Epfach, DE
Particularly unusual console table with matching mirror.
This special and rare ensemble of console
Category
Antique 1750s German Rococo Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Solid Elm Antique French Workbench
Located in Austin, TX
ones for us, from Burgundy to Provence. They make the most unusual console tables, library tables, or
Category
Antique 1850s French Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Elm
Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios
By Gordon
Jane Martz
Located in San Francisco, CA
Unusual and beautiful tile top console table designed by Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios
Category
Vintage 1960s American Console Tables
Materials
Walnut
17th Cent. Portugese Chip Carved Desk, w. Portraits of Royalty on top and sides
Located in San Francisco, CA
A rare and unusual console table or desk from the17th Century. Portuguese, chip carved. Beautiful
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Portuguese Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Pine
Unusual Demilune Console Table with Many Fine Carvings, 19th Century
Located in Aalsgaarde, DK
Unusual demilune console table with many fine carvings, 19th century.
Category
Antique 19th Century Tables
Materials
Wood
Unusual Convertable Widdicomb Dining Room to Console Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
, collapsible into a Parson's style console table. "John Widdicomb Co. Opens to 6 1/2' wide, closed measures
Category
Vintage 1960s American Dining Room Tables
Materials
Metal
An unusual drinks console
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
An unusual drinks console or bar in brass and acrylic. The glass tray can be picked up by the solid
Category
20th Century French Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Pair of Unusual Chinese Ceramic Consoles
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of free standing Chinese ceramic consoles in beautiful charcoal glaze with fretwork designs on
Category
20th Century Chinese Side Tables
Unusual Art Deco Desk / Console
Located in Bridgewater, CT
Elegant French Art Deco curviliniar Desk in ebony macassar, c. 1930.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Macassar, Ebony
A Pair Of Unusual Polished Brass Side Tables or Consoles Ca
1970
s
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of unusual, polished brass tables (brushed/polished finish). Could be used to make one table
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Brass
Pair of Sheraton Mahogany Demilune Console Tables
Located in West Hartford, CT
A late 19th century Sheraton style pair of mahogany demilune console tables of unusual large
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Sheraton Demi-lune Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Period Georgian Slab Top Serving/Console Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Most unusual 18th Century English walnut console table, the later marble top over molded and
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Marble
Golf Clubs Theme Mid Century Modern Console Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Unusual unique golf clubs theme console table.
Category
20th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass
Dutch Three Wood Mid-Century Low Console/Side Table
Located in London, GB
An unusual low console or side table.
Holland, c1980s.
Designed with three woods, believed
Category
Vintage 1980s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Beech, Mahogany, Satinwood, Wenge
Monumental Bamboo Rattan Rectangular Console Table
By Ficks Reed
Located in Southampton, NJ
An unusual rattan console table in the Chinese Chippendale style attributed to Ficks Reed
Category
Mid-20th Century American Organic Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Wood
Naturalistic Twig Work Demi Lune Console Table
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Unusual twig work demi lune console table with painted birch weave surface. Perfectly useable and
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Painted Furniture
Materials
Wood, Birch
Antique Danish Carpenter
s Workbench, Circa 1900
Located in Round Top, TX
unusual. It is strong and ready for use, whether as an unusual sofa/console table, kitchen island, or
Category
Antique 19th Century Danish Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
A Fine Spanish Bird
s-Eye Maple and leather Cabinet.
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine and unusual bird's-eye maple cabinet / console table / dresser with some recessed leather
Category
Vintage 1940s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Leather, Birdseye Maple
Vintage Bronze Organic Relief Vanity w/Original Marble Surround
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
ornamental base as an unusual demi-lune or entry console table.
Henry Dreyfuss (March 2, 1904
Category
Early 20th Century American Bathroom Fixtures
Unusual Console Table by Lane from the "Copenhagen" Collection
By Lane Acclaim
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual console by Lane circa 1950s from the "Copenhagen" collection. Original cut out for
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Wood
Unusual Console Table Attributed to Salterini
By John Salterini
Located in New York, NY
Metal mesh top on sinuous wrought iron legs, unusual form not often seen, console or serving table
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Mid Century Console Table
By Bertha Schaefer
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Unusual console table, featuring glass insert top, lower storage shelf, brass sabots and brass
Category
Vintage 1950s North American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Maple
Modern Lucite and Mirror Console Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A highly unusual console table that is sure to wow with its geometric forms and unique construction
Category
1990s Modern Console Tables
Materials
Metal
French Iron and Marble Console Table, circa 1850s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Very pretty and unusual console table, made of riveted wrought iron in an intricate pattern, with
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Console Tables
Materials
Marble, Wrought Iron
Awesome Gothic Gold Griffon Pier Mount Marble-Top Console Table Regency
Located in Pemberton, NJ
statement in your foyer or hallway with this fun unusual console table-can even be used as the beginnings of
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Console Tables
Materials
Marble
Highly Decorative Italian Painted and Gilded Console Table, circa 19th Century
Located in London, England
A highly decorative and unusual console table from the late 19th century. The console features a
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Console Tables
Materials
Wood
Unusual 19th Century Gustavian Console Table
Located in Allerum, SE
An unusual and fine 19th century late Gustavian early Empire giltwood console table with gouache
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Console Tables
Materials
Giltwood
Unusual Iron and Sandstone Console Table
Located in Bagshot, GB
A very unusual and very decorative console table made with a sandstone base, iron frame and glass
Category
1990s European Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Sandstone, Iron
Unusual and Rare Console Table Designed by Adrian Pearsall
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Buffalo, NY
Amazing sculptural walnut and glass top console table designed by Adrian Pearsall, Classic
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Very Unusual Swedish Antique Gustavian Drop Leaf Console or Dining Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Very unusual console table or dining table from Sweden. This antique table is long and narrow made
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Materials
Pine
Unusual Windsor White for Baker Console in Oxblood
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Atlanta, GA
A beautiful Windsor White for Baker alter table, circa 1970. Console will open to double the size
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Wood
Unusual Space Age Gold J. Wade Beam Brueton Tee Console Table Mid-Century
By Brueton
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Unusual gold space-age J Wade Beam T-shaped console table. We have seen many of the stainless steel
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Giacometti Style Console Table
Located in New York, NY
surface, supports the original thick plate glass top surface (.75). Unusual to find the console table form
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Console Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Italian Midcentury Ebonized Console Table
Located in Kent, Dover
An Italian midcentury ebonized console table of unusual design, with a shaped cream marble top.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Beech
Stylish Ebonized Italian Console Table
Located in Kent, Dover
A stylish Italian midcentury console table of unusual design. In ebonized and polished wood with a
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Beech
Asian Style Console Table with Drawers
By James Mont
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Unusual Asian style console table, with two drawers. Featuring solid brass hardware, burl wood top
Category
Vintage 1980s American Chinoiserie Console Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Italian Grotto Console Tables
Located in Westwood, NJ
A pair of unusual Grotto console tables, with a rectangular flame veneered mahogany top on a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Organic Modern Console Tables
English Regency Mahogany Small Antique Console Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
real rarity. It
is most unusual to find a console type table of these proportions and
it is perfect
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Console Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Art Deco Stick Wicker Reed Console Table
By Ficks Reed, Heywood Brothers
Co.
Located in New York, NY
Unusual form stick wicker console table with textured black vinyl covered top and lower shelf. The
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Console Tables
Materials
Upholstery, Wicker
Floating Console Table by Greta Grossman for Glenn of California
By Greta Magnusson Grossman
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual floating console table by Greta Grossman for Glenn of California. Caned top and bottom
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Walnut
lLate 18th Century French Louis XVI Demilune Marble Top Console Table
Located in Troy, NY
Very attractive and unusual Louis XVI console table with white marble top, supported by four fluted
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Console Tables
Materials
Copper, Ormolu
Pair of Small Console Tables French Country House Demilune Wall Mounted Shelves
Located in Labrit, Landes
Small pair of console tables unusual demilune wall-mounted shelves, cirac 1890-1900
Walnut
Each
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Console Tables
Chinese Black Lacquered Elm Shanxi Console Table from the Mid-19th Century
Located in Yonkers, NY
This rare Chinese black lacquered console table was made in Shanxi, circa 1850. The elm is
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Console Tables
Materials
Elm
Console Table with Polished Chrome Base by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggi
By Milo Baughman
Located in Toledo, OH
An unusual Mid-Century console table designed by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin. This table is
Category
20th Century Console Tables
English Regency Brass Inlaid Mahogany Fold Over Top Console Table, circa 1815
Located in Kinderhook, NY
An exceptionally fine and elegant circa 1815 English George III regency period console table of
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Console Tables
Materials
Brass
Faux Carrara Marble Top Oak Two-Sided Console
Located in Houston, TX
Faux Carrara marble-top oak two-sided console, an unusual and handsome 19th century console table
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Console Tables
Materials
Ash, Oak
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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the unusual console table you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, metal and glass, every unusual console table was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer unusual console table, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. An unusual console table made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Modern — is very popular. A well-made unusual console table has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Lane Acclaim, Baker Furniture Company and Paul Frankl are consistently popular.
How Much is a Unusual Console Table?
The average selling price for an unusual console table at 1stDibs is $4,200, while they’re typically $3 on the low end and $145,000 for the highest priced.
Finding the Right Console-tables for You
Few pieces of furniture are celebrated for their functionality as much as their decorative attributes in the way that console tables are. While these furnishings are not as common in today’s interiors as their coffee-table and side-table counterparts, console tables are stylish home accents and have become more prevalent over the years.
The popularity of wood console tables took shape during the 17th and 18th centuries in French and Italian culture, and were exclusively featured in the palatial homes of the upper class. The era’s outwardly sculptural examples of these small structures were paired with mirrors or matching stools and had tabletops of marble. They were most often half-moon-shaped and stood on two scrolled giltwood legs, and because they weren’t wholly supported on their two legs rather than the traditional four, their flat-backed supports were intended to hug the wall behind them and were commonly joined by an ornate stretcher. The legs were affixed or bolted to the wall with architectural brackets called console brackets — hence, the name we know them by today — which gave the impression that they were freestanding furnishings. While console tables introduced a dose of drama in the foyer of any given aristocrat — an embodiment of Rococo-style furniture — the table actually occupied minimal floor space (an attractive feature in home furniture). As demand grew and console tables made their way to other countries, they gained recognition as versatile additions to any home.
Contemporary console tables comprise many different materials and are characterized today by varying shapes and design styles. It is typical to find them made of marble, walnut or oak and metal. While modern console tables commonly feature four legs, you can still find the two-legged variety, which is ideal for nestling behind the sofa. A narrow console table is a practical option if you need to save space — having outgrown their origins as purely ornamental, today’s console tables are home to treasured decorative objects, help fill empty foyers and, outfitted with drawers or a shelf, can provide a modest amount of storage as needed.
The rich collection of antique, new and vintage console tables on 1stDibs includes everything from 19th-century gems designed in the Empire style to unique rattan pieces and more.
Questions About Unusual Console Table
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021Console tables serve a variety of functions. They can be used as buffets, storage units and display tables. Because they vary in size, you can use them for just about anything.
- Why are console tables so low?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023Console tables are not low. Typically, consoles are about the height of a desk but are much narrower. As a result, they work well against walls and can be used to hold lamps and decorative objects. While modern console tables commonly feature four legs, you can still find the two-legged variety, which is ideal for nestling behind the sofa. Some also feature shelves for display and storage space or cabinet doors and drawers for hiding clutter. Find vintage console tables on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 13, 2024Why it is called a console table comes down to the history of this type of furnishing. The very first consoles produced in France during the 16th and 17th centuries were not freestanding. Instead, owners anchored them to walls. This anchoring method strengthened the console top, allowing it to support heavy loads. The name “console” comes from the French word "consolide," which means to reinforce or strengthen. It was likely chosen because of the anchoring system that lends strength to and reinforces consoles. Shop a diverse assortment of console tables on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 20, 2024The difference between a buffet table and a console table comes down to size and storage features. Console tables are usually less deep than buffet tables, so they take up less space behind sofas and along walls. In addition, consoles are less likely to have cabinets and drawers than buffet tables, which are designed to store dinnerware and serveware in dining rooms. On 1stDibs, explore a wide variety of buffets and console tables.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 7, 2024The difference between a coffee table and a console table is in the design. A coffee table is a low table that comes in many shapes, such as surfaces that are rectangles, squares, ovals or circles. Console tables are taller and usually have elongated shapes, such as ovals, rectangles or semicircles. Placement is another differentiator between the two types of tables. Coffee tables usually go in front of sofas and loveseats, while console tables may be placed behind a sofa or loveseat or along a wall. Find a large collection of coffee tables and console tables on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021Because of their variety of sizes and range in function, console tables can easily work as a desk. Given their size and ease of mobility, a console table can be used in almost any sort of room.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2024
A lamp for a console table should be between 25 and 32 inches tall. The table lamp’s shade shouldn’t exceed half the width of the console table.
You’ll find that when it comes to arranging wall art, a decorator might suggest that the space on the wall above a console table is a great place for a large painting or a wall sculpture. In that case, you may wish to use a taller lamp for the table. If your table is smaller in scale or if you have a small mirror hanging on the wall above the console, you may wish to opt for a shorter lamp.
Find vintage table lamps for sale on 1stDibs. - 1stDibs ExpertAugust 26, 2024The difference between a sideboard and a console table comes down to usage and storage features. Sideboards are usually found in dining rooms and have shelving concealed behind cabinet doors for storing dinnerware, glassware and serveware. Normally positioned in entryways, hallways and living rooms, console tables may have no storage features or include drawers, open shelves or cabinet doors, depending on their design. Find a large selection of console tables and sideboards on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 22, 2019
The main difference between a console and a sofa table is that a console can be placed anywhere in the home (against a wall in a hallway or under a television in the living room) and a sofa table is limited to being behind a sofa.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 22, 2019
A console table should not be taller than a couch. Much like a sofa table, a console table is placed against the back of a sofa and should be the same height as the sofa.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023In an entryway, a console table should typically be around 10 to 16 inches wide. Tables of this width should still allow plenty of clearance so people can easily walk by the table. You may see manufacturers refer to the width of consoles as depth. On 1stDibs, shop a range of console tables.
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