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

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

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 46. A Pair of Italian Micro Carved Reliefs in Carved Gattice Wood, Bologna, late 17th/early 18th century.

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

12,000 - 15,000 EUR

Lot Details

Description

Each medallion is centred with a scene and is framed by dense foliage and flowers. The first medallion with two man carrying a basket, a stag on the left and a townscape in the background. The second shows Saint Jerome in a landscape. Both mounted on a green panel and in a giltwood frame with glass.


Micro carving I: 18.5 by 21 cm., 7 ¼ by 8 ¼ in.

Micro carving II: 19 by 22 cm., 7 ½ by 8 ⅝ in.


Frames: 42.5 by 46.5 cm., 16 ¾ by 18 ⅜ 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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