"Important Wall-mounted Console Table, Bologna, Italy, 17th Century"
An important solid walnut wall console with a single-piece walnut top decorated with geometric intarsia and stylized scrolls. The stretcher features rich carving of foliate volutes and a central mascaron, while the powerful, cabriole legs terminate in animal paws. The piece is distinguished by the depth and vigor of the carving, characteristic of 17th-century Bolognese state furniture. Origin: Bologna, circa 1640/1660, from an important aristocratic palazzo