STYLE: Furniture, Silver, Clocks, Ceramics and Vertu

STYLE: Furniture, Silver, Clocks, Ceramics and Vertu

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 111. AN ITALIAN HARDSTONE MOUNTED EBONY INLAID AND ENGRAVED IVORY COLLECTOR'S CABINET-ON-STAND BY FERDINANDO POGLIANI, MILAN, CIRCA 1870.

AN ITALIAN HARDSTONE MOUNTED EBONY INLAID AND ENGRAVED IVORY COLLECTOR'S CABINET-ON-STAND BY FERDINANDO POGLIANI, MILAN, CIRCA 1870

UK: Greenford Park WarehouseRestricted Species

Lot Closed

September 9, 02:45 PM GMT

Estimate

7,000 - 9,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

AN ITALIAN HARDSTONE MOUNTED EBONY INLAID AND ENGRAVED IVORY COLLECTOR'S CABINET-ON-STAND BY FERDINANDO POGLIANI, MILAN, CIRCA 1870


decorated to each side and in two parts profusely inlaid with engraved ivory and with applied cabochon agates and hardstones, the top inlaid with an ivory panel with inscribed coat of arms and motto 'Labor Omnia Vincit', each canted corner surmounted by a hardstone finial above a figured marble column and gilt-metal Corinthian capital, the front with two doors opening to reveal six ivory marquetry drawers lined with velvet, the stand with a frieze drawer branded 'F*** Pogliani / Ebenista /Milano' and '019737' and with two shelves


overall 152.5cm. high, 74cm. wide, 49cm. deep; 5ft., 2ft. 5in., 1ft. 7 1/4in.


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This lot contains ivory. Due to recent changes in the laws of many countries (e.g. US, France) Sotheby’s recommends that buyers check with their own government regarding any importation requirements prior to placing a bid. For example, US regulations restrict the import of elephant ivory and prohibit the import of African elephant ivory. Please note that Sotheby’s will not assist buyers with the shipment of this lot into the US. A buyer’s inability to export or import these lots cannot justify a delay in payment or sale cancellation.

Sotheby's London, 4 November 1988, lot 271;

***, 25 May, 1995, lot 191.

This cabinet is a fine example of Italian luxuriously inlaid furniture in a Renaissance revival style. The very best craftsman working in this manner during the second half of the 19th century exhibited their work internationally. These superbly executed pieces were collected by the wealthiest and referenced what was felt to be the ideals of the Renaissance art. This school of craftsman included not only Ferdinando Pogliani of Milan but also Giovanni Battista Gatti.


Pogliani worked with his sons Paolo and Carlo in his workshop in Borgo di Porta, Vittoria N.81, Milan. He later had a showroom in the elegant Via Monte Napoleone and won prizes in several leading Exhibitions and became one of the cities leading cabinet-makers and his entry in the encyclopedic history of Milan reads; …`much sought after and very expensive is ivory and ebony inlaid furniture. In this field Pogliani excels with his perfect technique which was very much admired at the exhibition in 1881.’ He specialised in the manufacture of large architecturally inspired pieces of furniture made from ebony inlaid with ivory, tortoiseshell and pietre dure with gilt-mounts.