An Italian Collecting Journey: 16th–20th Century Paintings and Decorative Arts

A Pair of Italian Micro Carved Reliefs in Carved Gattice Wood, Bologna, late 17th/early 18th century

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Auction Closed

September 25, 05:46 PM GMT

Estimate

15,000 - 18,000 EUR

Lot Details

Description

Both centred by galleons in a landscape with a mirror on the back, amongst flowers and dense foliage, mounted in a case with a parcel gilt wood frame with glass.

Micro carving I: 26.5 by 26cm., 10 ⅜ by 10¼ in.

Micro carving II: 26 by 28 cm., 10 ¼ by 11 in.

Frames: 33 by 36.5 cm., 13 by 14⅜ in.

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A similar pair was sold by Sotheby's Milan, 13 June 2016, lot 28.

Another pair was in the Giordano Collection, Sotheby's Paris, 26-27 November 2024, lot 23.

Related Literature

Álvar González-Palacios, Il Mobile in Liguria, Genoa, 1996, fig. 144.

Enrico Colle, Microintagli, Milan, 2001.

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