An Italian carved and giltwood neoclassical Console table, with a rectangular peperino top with Roman ancient alabastro a pecorelle veneer
An Italian carved and giltwood neoclassical Console table, with a rectangular peperino top with Roman ancient alabastro a pecorelle veneer
Date End XVIII c.
Period 1750-1850, 18th century
Medium Carved, Gilt, Ormolu, Hardstones
Dimension 103 x 157 x 80 cm (40¹/₂ x 61³/₄ x 31¹/₂ inches)
The carved decoration of the skirt in the shape of coils of acanthus leaves terminating in two griffins facing each other at centre can be found in many other pieces produced in Florence in the last quarter of the Eighteenth century, such as in the pelmets of a pair of monumental mirrors executed by Lorenzo Dolci for the Grand Dukes of Tuscany for Pitti and Livorno palaces.
Date: End XVIII c.
Period: 1750-1850, 18th century
Medium: Carved, Gilt, Ormolu, Hardstones
Dimension: 103 x 157 x 80 cm (40¹/₂ x 61³/₄ x 31¹/₂ inches)
Provenance: Principi Centurione Scotto, Genoa.
Literature: Enrico Colle. I mobili di palazzo Pitti, Il primo periodo lorenese 1737-1799. Allemandi 1992.
P.140-141, cat.67
P.144, cat.72
Burzio
Decorative Arts, from Antiquities to XIX Century, focusing in particular on Fine Furniture, Sculpture, Textiles, Glass, Ceramics and Bronzes.
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