One of a kind

Macassar Ebony Console, Paris c.1928

A restrained Parisian console in Macassar ebony over a mahogany carcass, the figured veneer laid in book-matched panels across the frieze. Two plinth supports rise from a stepped base joined by a low stretcher. The bronze pulls are original; the top has been cleaned and re-waxed but never refinished, and the surface carries its ninety years openly.

Category

Furniture

Style

Art Deco

Period

1900–1929

Material

Rosewood

Condition

Excellent

Reference

deco-macassar-console

Dimensions

Width

140 cm

Height

80 cm

Depth

42 cm

Weight

58 kg

Provenance

Acquired from a private apartment on the Avenue Foch, Paris, where it had stood since the 1960s. Purchased by the vendor's grandmother from a Faubourg Saint-Antoine cabinetmaker; no maker's stamp survives, and we make no attribution.