A pair of Spanish simulated scagliola and walnut side tables, 19th century
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January 20, 04:09 PM GMT
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A pair of Spanish simulated scagliola and walnut side tables, 19th century
each semi-circular top raised on four carved baluster-shaped legs on a further plinth, when joined forms a circular table
each 76cm. high, 78cm. wide, 39cm. deep; 2ft. 6in., 2ft. 6⅝in., 1ft. 3⅜in.
Christie's, Iberica, Ca'n Puig Y Castillo de Bendinat, Mallorca, 24-25 May 1999, lot 273.
At the beginning of the 19th century two sisters from wealthy and aristocratic Catalonian families, Dona Joana de Rocaberti-Boixador i Cotoner (1785-1862) and Dona Aina de Pax-Boixadoe i Cotoner (d. 1869) married respectively the Marquis de Bellpuig (1782-1825) and the Marquis de Vivot (1759-1836), a member of the Arbol family (respectively the owners of Ca'n Puig and Castillio Bendinat). These marriages brought to the family important titles, land and considerable wealth in the form of chattels. The Marquis de Bellpuig and his wife were appointed as ambassadors to Paris, and their descendants were very closely aligned to the city.