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A SICILIAN BRECHE VIOLETTE MARBLE TOP POLYCHROMED AND GILTWOOD CONSOLE18th century image 1

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Lot 74^W

A SICILIAN BRECHE VIOLETTE MARBLE TOP POLYCHROMED AND GILTWOOD CONSOLE
18th century

European Fine Living

27 April 2021, 10:00 PDT

Los Angeles

US$30,000 - US$50,000

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A SICILIAN BRECHE VIOLETTE MARBLE TOP POLYCHROMED AND GILTWOOD CONSOLE

18th century
height 33 1/2in (85cm); width 55in (140cm); depth 25in (64cm)

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Provenance
Acquired by the current owner from Philippe Vichot, Paris, 01 April 2014.

A stunning example of Italian furniture making, this giltwood console table demonstrates the intricacy and grandeur of Rococo furniture. The breche violette marble sits atop a serpentine front with curved sides. Quatre-leaved trellis and acanthus leaves span across the belt. Central to the belt is a floral bouquet within a cartouche. Four finely carved foliate-decorated cabriole and shell legs are topped by a large bouquet of flowers surmounted by a rocaille shell. They are joined together with an X-shaped stretcher centered by a rococo-motif spacer. Garlands, foliage, and drapery designs flow down the legs, ending with a volute.

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