Carlton Hobbs 9515

November 30 2009, 6:54pm

Term of the Day: Espagnolette 11/30/09

Detail of a German rococo mid-18th-century carved wood and gilded console table.

This detail shows an espagnolette on the leg of a console table. An espagnolette is a decorative mount for furniture, usually in the form of a female bust (as in the present example), or of a female figure. Espagnolettes can also appear as a male or female mask. In any form, they are usually applied to the sides or on the legs of a table or chair, and follow the curve of the surface.

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