Ram's Head Console Table

A singular work of classical invention, the Ram's Head Console Table by Theodore Alexander commands its wall with the authority of a great antique — its khaya wood construction veneered in okoume and appointed with brass hardware that catches light the way only well-considered metalwork can. The carved ram's head detailing speaks to a long tradition of zoomorphic ornament, the kind of motif that has graced the finest interiors from the Georgian period forward, here rendered with the precision that distinguishes a serious house from a merely fashionable one. At just over forty inches wide, the proportion is resolved — substantial enough to anchor an entry or gallery, disciplined enough never to overwhelm. This is a piece one acquires for keeps.