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A fine pair of Italian neoclassical carved giltwood banquettes.
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A fine pair of Italian neoclassical carved giltwood banquettes.

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Date Genoa 1780 circa

Period 1750-1850

Medium Carved, Gilt, Giltwood, Walnut

Dimension 48 x 158 x 58 cm (18⁷/₈ x 62¹/₄ x 22⁷/₈ inches)

A fine pair of Italian carved giltwood banquettes, on fluted legs of conical form with carved acanthus leaves and ornamental motifs, rosette decoration above the six feet, each upholstered with a modern geometric fabric. The seat rail of one
bench incised VIIII, the other incised XI?.
genoa 1780 circa

Date: Genoa 1780 circa

Period: 1750-1850

Medium: Carved, Gilt, Giltwood, Walnut

Dimension: 48 x 158 x 58 cm (18⁷/₈ x 62¹/₄ x 22⁷/₈ inches)

Provenance:
Palazzo Serra, Genoa, from early 1780s until before the Second World War.
Palazzo Grazioli, Rome.

Literature:
A. Gonzalez-Palacios, Il Mobile in Liguria, Genova, 1996, p. 316.

Sotheby’s, A Piedmontese Villa, The Contents of Vigna Corte Di Bonvicino, Moncalieri (Turin), 17 November 2009, London, lot 127; chairs en suit, ibid., lots 128–129.

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