ANTIQUE BLACK DEMILUNE CONSOLE TABLE

Antique Black Demilune Console Table

antique black


A color dyed over various types of wool to look like old faded black fabric. Most often it is mottled and is more of a very dark green color rather than black. Dyes used in Antique Black include browns, dark greens, black, and sometimes red.

console table


A table meant to be displayed against a wall. It may be attached to the wall with only two front legs or freestanding on four legs.


A table supported by ornamented brackets, either movable or fixed against a wall


a small table fixed to a wall or designed to stand against a wall


(Console Tables) Tables made for fixing against a wall and having no legs at the back. They came into fashion early in the eighteenth century, and were made often in pairs.

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1) A smaller version of a Lunette; 2) A Crescent or half-moon shaped outer work to protect a fort s curtain wall or bastion.


Literally, half-moon; a smaller table shaped in a half circle, the flat side intended to back against a wall, as with the console. A flip top with pull out support opens the table top into a full circle.


A type of crescent-shaped table or commode, commonly placed against the wall. Sometimes referred to as “half moon.”