CARVED AND PAINTED CONSOLE “LE RENARD ET LA CIGOGNE” Transition, Paris ca. 1770. Wood carved with flowers, scrolls, acanthus leaves, and garlands, and painted gray/blue. “Brèche d'Alep” marble top with shaped edge on a cut-out frame and scroll legs connected by a flat stretcher. The stretcher features a stork with a fox, based on Lafontaine's fable. 126 × 47 × 87 cm. Minor losses, paintwork retouched. Front frame repaired on the inside. Provenance: - Fischer-Böhler, Munich, purchased on June 27, 1979 (according to invoice). - Private collection, Switzerland.