Definition: originally, a two-legged table attached to a wall, usually via brackets - a style developed in the later 17th century, probably in France under Louis XIV (console means bracket in French); can also mean any table with at least one undecorated, straight side, which allows it be placed up against a wall; usually rectangular in shape, but can also be semicircular, as in a demilune table
Also Known As: pier table
Example: The marble-topped Louis XVI console table fit perfectly in the long, narrow foyer of the 18th-century townhouse.