Antique Italian Painted Console Table of polychrome decoration featuring in the central cartouche a scene of voluptous maidens cavorting within an 18th Century landscape, the  More »

Antique Italian Painted Console Table of polychrome decoration featuring in the central cartouche a scene of voluptous maidens cavorting within an 18th Century landscape, the blue and yellow ground accents this painting on the console table. The deep fitted drawer also has in a central cartouche a floral painting on a soft yellow ground color. The tapered legs are fluted and compliment the ground colors of the console and terminate in troupie feet. H:2'6 1/2" W:4'2" D:22 1/2" Polychrome is one of the terms used to describe the use of multiple colors in one entity. A very early example of polychrome decoration was found in the Parthenon atop the Acropolis of Athens. At the time the English Victorians encountered the classical ruins the paint had completely weathered off, and so the Victorian's impression was that classical beauty was expressed only through shape and composition, lacking in robust colors. It was this impression that informed the classical revival movements. As true in the architecture of our early history is the revival and use of Polychrome paint on surfaces of the Furniture and Decorative Arts throughout history. This particular painted Console Table with a deep drawer is very practical in use and in beauty with the paint decoration. LifestyleAntiques.com is an antique dealer in Santa Barbara, California specializing in European antique furniture and antique lighting for your home and garden. Among some of our specialties are home lighting, home furnishings and garden statues. There are several antique shops around our specific area in Summerland, a suburb of Santa Barbara, but none offer the fine selection of antique home furniture, antique lamps, antique chairs, decorative pillows and antique mirrors that we do. We specialize in French furniture as well as antique furniture from Spain and Italy. Looking for that right wall tapestry or pair of console tables or fine art prints? We may have what you are looking for. Among some of our favorite pieces are Murano glass, chaise lounges, lamps, table lamps, floor lamps, and settees, or browse our web site if you are not in the Santa Barbara, California area.   « Less

Exceptional 19th Century Poly Chromed Table with the Rams Heads flanking the corners and terminating in hoof feet, with a newer Marble top. The Console Table has one shelf,  More »

Exceptional 19th Century Poly Chromed Table with the Rams Heads flanking the corners and terminating in hoof feet, with a newer Marble top. The Console Table has one shelf, good proportion for an entry, library, or living room. H"36.5" W:40" D:23" Located just 3 minutes south of Santa Barbara in an antique community, the store Lifestyle Antiques specializes in Italian , French and Spanish Furnishings and Decorative Arts. The elegant collection is located in the heart of Summerland, California, and offers the finest high-end European Antiques, Decorative Arts, and Home Furnishings on the South Coast. We feature a rich collection which varies from Murano lamps, decorative pillows, Chandeliers, Mirrors and a fine selection of antique home furnishings. For your convenience you may shop on line: www.lifestyleantiques.com .   « Less

Decorated with beautiful Bird Motifs on the top surface of the Vintage Bamboo Coffee Table, and with two drawers. H:17" W:35" D:24" Located in the heart of  More »

Decorated with beautiful Bird Motifs on the top surface of the Vintage Bamboo Coffee Table, and with two drawers. H:17" W:35" D:24" Located in the heart of Summerland, California, Lifestyle Antiques & Interiors offers the finest high-end Antiques, Decorative Arts, and Home Furnishings on the South Coast. We feature a rich collection from Europe, specializing in Italian Furniture, French and Spanish. The elegant collection varies from antique and Murano lamps, decorative pillows, Chandeliers, Mirrors and a fine selection of home furnishings. Just 3 minutes south of Santa Barbara. For your convenience you may shop on line: www.lifestyleantiques.com .   « Less

Pair of Mahogany Side Tables with a Pedestal carved base, H:23 1/4" W:24" D:13". Located in the heart of Summerland, California, Lifestyle Antiques &  More »

Pair of Mahogany Side Tables with a Pedestal carved base, H:23 1/4" W:24" D:13". Located in the heart of Summerland, California, Lifestyle Antiques & Interiors offers the finest high-end Antiques, Decorative Arts, and Home Furnishings on the South Coast. We feature a rich collection from Europe, specializing in Italian Furniture, French and Spanish. The elegant collection varies from antique and Murano lamps, decorative pillows, Chandeliers, Mirrors and a fine selection of home furnishings. Just 3 minutes south of Santa Barbara. For your convenience you may shop on line: www.lifestyleantiques.com .   « Less

Pair of Diminative Fruitwood French Country Tables

Pair of Diminative Fruitwood French Country Tables   « Less

Very Decorative Faux Marble Coffee Table with details of grapes and floral motifs on the top, the bases are carved and gilt woood stands. H:18" D:39: Length:79" in  More »

Very Decorative Faux Marble Coffee Table with details of grapes and floral motifs on the top, the bases are carved and gilt woood stands. H:18" D:39: Length:79" in a oval shape top over the carved bases. Located in the heart of Summerland, California, Lifestyle Antiques & Interiors offers the finest high-end Antiques, Decorative Arts, and Home Furnishings on the South Coast. We feature a rich collection from Europe, specializing in Italian Furniture, French and Spanish. The elegant collection varies from antique and Murano lamps, decorative pillows, Chandeliers, Mirrors and a fine selection of home furnishings. Just 3 minutes south of Santa Barbara. For your convenience you may shop on line: www.lifestyleantiques.com .   « Less

Venetian Style Stacked Tables, C. 1950

Venetian Style Stacked Tables, C. 1950   « Less

Decorative 3-Tier Porcelain Column Table with serpentine glass shelves. The columns are richly decorated with Romantic Colorful Scenes, genre of people, and floral motiff.  More »

Decorative 3-Tier Porcelain Column Table with serpentine glass shelves. The columns are richly decorated with Romantic Colorful Scenes, genre of people, and floral motiff. H:28 1/4" W:13" D:12 1/4" This is a Decorative Colorful Table with high relief in the figues, the history of porcelain is quite interesting and it's influence. There are three main kinds of porcelain: (1) hard-paste porcelain, (2) soft-paste porcelain, and (3) bone china. The differences between these types of porcelain are based on the material from which they are made. This material is called the body or paste. Hard-paste porcelain, which is sometimes called true porcelain or natural porcelain, has always been the model and ideal of porcelain makers. It is the type of porcelain first developed by the Chinese from kaolin and petuntse. Hard-paste porcelain resists melting far better than other kinds of porcelain. For this reason, it can be fired at higher temperatures. These hot temperatures cause the body and the glaze to become one. When hard-paste porcelain is broken, it is impossible to distinguish the body from the glaze. A piece of porcelain is shaped on a potter's wheel or in a mold. After this stage, the porcelain worker may decorate it by (1) surface modifications, (2) painting, or (3) transfer printing. Soft-paste porcelain, sometimes called artificial porcelain, was developed in Europe in an attempt to imitate Chinese hard-paste porcelain. Experimenters used a wide variety of materials in their efforts to produce a substance that was hard, white, and translucent. They eventually developed soft-paste porcelain by using mixtures of fine clay and glasslike substances. These materials melt at the high temperatures used in making hard-paste porcelain. For this reason, soft-paste porcelain is fired at lower temperatures and does not completely vitrify--that is, it remains somewhat porous. Breaking a piece of soft-paste porcelain reveals a grainy body covered with a glassy layer of glaze. Bone china is basically made by adding bone ash (burned animal bones) to kaolin and petuntse. English porcelain makers discovered this combination of ingredients about 1750, and England still produces nearly all the world's bone china. Though not as hard as true porcelain, bone china is more durable than soft-paste porcelain. The bone ash greatly increases the translucence of the porcelain. A piece of porcelain is shaped on a potter's wheel or in a mold. After this stage, the porcelain worker may decorate it by (1) surface modifications, (2) painting, or (3) transfer printing. Surface modifications are achieved by incising (carving), perforating (poking holes), and embossing (applying raised designs). A well-known method of embossing porcelain is to apply a mixture of water and clay, called slip, to the item with a brush. Relief designs (three-dimensional effects) are usually molded separately and then attached to the porcelain. By the 1700's, porcelain manufactured in many parts of Europe was starting to compete with Chinese porcelain. France, Germany, Italy, and England became the major centers for European porcelain production. Although most 18th English porcelain was soft paste, some hard paste porcelain was being made by the late 1760s and could be found on late 18th century sites. Hard paste porcelain was manufactured on the Continent, for example at the Meissen factory in France, from the early 1700s, but little was imported into the colonies until the end of the 18th century or early 19th century   « Less

1920's Fine French Painted Side Table

1920's Fine French Painted Side Table   « Less

Decoratively Painted Antique Adams Table

Decoratively Painted Antique Adams Table   « Less