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An unusual pair of Italian neoclassical walnut guéridons late 18th century, Veneto
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
- height 27 1/4 in.; diameter 12 in.
- 77 cm; 30 cm
each circular top outlined with ormolu beading, fluted tapered support carved with paterae raised on leaf-carved, fluted, angular tripod legs.
Provenance
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, London, June 10, 1998, lot 47
Catalogue Note
For a similar example see the trespolo illustrated in S. Levy, Il Mobile Veneziano del Settecento, Vol. II, Milan, 1964, pl. 289. Venetian furniture was heavily influenced by foreign designs and the angular tripod supports appear to derive from Dutch prototypes.