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An Italian Rococo giltwood console table, attributed to Filippo Maria Mongiardino, after a design by Lorenzo de Ferrari Genoa, second quarter 18th century
Estimate
20,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description
- giltwood
- height 37 in.; width 57 1/2 in.; depth 29 1/4 in.
- 94 cm; 146 cm; 74.5 cm
with a Spanish brocatello marble top
Provenance
Christie's London, June 23, 1999, lot 70
Condition
Overall in good condition. Regilt. Some of the garlands are replaced. Some small losses to gesso and chips to gilding. Supports to top are later. Some very minor old wood worm damage. Some areas possibly regessoed.
Small chips to carving; usual wear, rubbing and age cracks.
Marble in good condition with minor chips and abrasions to corners and edges.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
This exquisitely carved table is related to an important pair of console tables in the Toledo Museum of Art based on a design by Lorenzo de Ferrari (1680-1744). That pair of console tables was made for the Palazzo Carrega-Cataldi, which was built as the home of Tobia Pallavicini, a wealthy Genoese trader, and now serves as the Genoese Chamber of Commerce. A set of doors also designed by Lorenzo de Ferrari for the Palazzo Carrega-Cataldi is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Toledo console tables and the present example share a similar pierced apron, dragon's head scroll feet, and floral swags- pointing to Ferrari's influence.
Filippo Maria Mongiardino, a Genoese carver, was known to have worked with Lorenzo de Ferrari on certain pieces, such as a closely related side table illustrated in A. Gonzales-Palacios, Il Mobile in Liguria, Genoa, 1996, p. 148, no. 173. Another similar example is illustrated in Enrico Colle, Il Mobile Rococo in Italia, Milan 2003, p.262. Two further similar Genoese console tables, sold Sotheby's London, December 3, 1997, lot 91, and Sotheby's London, December 15, 1999, lot 74, are also illustrated in Colle, p. 262.
Filippo Maria Mongiardino, a Genoese carver, was known to have worked with Lorenzo de Ferrari on certain pieces, such as a closely related side table illustrated in A. Gonzales-Palacios, Il Mobile in Liguria, Genoa, 1996, p. 148, no. 173. Another similar example is illustrated in Enrico Colle, Il Mobile Rococo in Italia, Milan 2003, p.262. Two further similar Genoese console tables, sold Sotheby's London, December 3, 1997, lot 91, and Sotheby's London, December 15, 1999, lot 74, are also illustrated in Colle, p. 262.