An Italian Neoclassical Kingwood, Tulipwood, Fruitwood and Scycomore and Marquetry Commode Attributed to the Circle of Maffezzoli, Cremona, Late 18th Century
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October 23, 02:00 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
Bid
4,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
An Italian Neoclassical Kingwood, Tulipwood, Fruitwood and Scycomore and Marquetry Commode Attributed to the Circle of Maffezzoli, Cremona, Late 18th Century
with three drawers inlaid sans traverse on square tapering legs; decorated on the front, top and sides with architectural scenes within egg-and-dart borders
height 35 ¾ in.; width 50 ½ in.; depth 23 ½ in.
93.5 cm; 128 cm; 59.5 cm
Sotheby's London, 10 July 2013, lot 221;
Where acquired by the present collector.
Giovanni Maffezzoli (1776-1818) was a North Italian cabinetmaker active in Cremona in Lombardy and like his celebrated contemporary Giuseppe Maggiolini based in Parabiago near Milan specialised in highly sophisticated intarsia marquetry of landscapes and architectural ruins s and cappricci.
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