A fine pair of Roman 18th century giltwood Rococo consoles
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A fine pair of Roman mid-18th century giltwood Rococo consoles
each with a serpentine red Lumachella veneered marble top within a Sienna yellow marble surround, above a pierced frieze centred by a foliate cartouche, on cabriole legs with scrolling acanthus leaves and palmettes, joined by an 'X'-shaped stretcher centred by a pierced shell, on scrolling feet, 134cm wide, 66cm deep, 94.5cm high (52.5" wide, 25.5" deep, 37" high). (2)
Estimate:
£30,000 - 50,000
€35,000 - 59,000
US$ 45,000 - 76,000

Footnotes

  • Literature:
    Related consoles a quattro gambe are illustrated in Goffredo Lizzani, Il Mobile Romano p.80-82.
    Alvar Gonzalez-Palacios, Arredi e ornamenti alla corte di Roma, Milano, 2004, pp. 202 and 203.

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