French Louis XV Revival Marble-Top Kingwood Accent / Side Table (historically referred to as a Table Bouillotte or Table d'Appui)
1. Historical Style & Period
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Item Name / Nomenclature: French Louis XV Revival Marble-Top Kingwood Accent / Side Table (historically referred to as a Table Bouillotte or Table d'Appui).
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Era: Late 19th to Early 20th Century (Circa 1890s–1920s).
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Style: Louis XV Rococo Revival. Known for its elegant organic curves, luxurious stone tops, decorative wood parquetry, and high-relief gilded brass or bronze ornamentation.
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Function: Accent / Occasional Side Table. Designed to sit alongside armchair seating, entryways, or corner spaces to hold lamps, tea service, or decorative ceramic accents while offering an elevated surface with easy-to-clean natural marble.
2. Key Architectural & Decorative Features
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Inset Veined Marble Top: Features a contoured, white and grey veined marble slab recessed into a protective molded brass or bronze gallery rim.
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Kingwood Parquetry Frieze: The apron is wrapped in high-grade kingwood veneer laid in a stylized chevron or book-matched parquetry pattern to highlight the natural contrasting grain.
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Serpentine & Scalloped Silhouette: Incorporates a gently curved, scalloped apron frame that flows continuously into the leg design.
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Gilt-Bronze / Ormolu Shoulder Mounts: Accented at each leg hip with ornate cast-brass or bronze mask and foliage mounts (ormolu).
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Cabriole Legs with Sabots: Supported by four long, delicate S-curved cabriole legs terminating in ornate bronze shoe feet (sabots).