Elegant Art Deco Console with Harlequin Pergamino Top
Item #2054 SOLD
An elegant, custom made console in dark mahogany with a pergamino top. The sweeping and dramatic U shaped base steps up to a surface of butter cream colored parchment with a wonderful harlequin diamond pattern. It has many coats of lacquer to give it a durable, beautiful surface. Pergamino is a sheepskin parchment, the type used in ancient and sacred scrolls and later made fashionable in the Art Deco Era as a decorative accent in furniture design. This substantial console would be spectacular in your entry way or living room.
Artisan preparing pergamino skins in the sixteenth century