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A fine Italian neoclassical walnut, ebonized and marquetry guéridon in the Etruscan taste circa 1820, possibly Naples
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- height 29 1/2 in.; diameter 20 in.
- 75 cm; 50 cm
the oval top surrounded by a brass border, decorated with an Etruscan vase and an outer border of anthemion, raised on a leaf-carved baluster support and fluted base over paw feet.
Provenance
Sold, Sotheby's, London, December 16, 1998, lot 229.
Catalogue Note
The decoration on the top of this table is in imitation of excavated 'antique' Etruscan vases. The style was popularized by publications such as The Collection of Etruscan Greek and Roman Antiquities from the Cabinet of the Hon. W. Hamilton, His Britannick Majesty's Envoy Extraordinaire & Plenipotentiary at the Court of Naples, MDCCLXVII (1767), following the excavations at Pompeii and Herculaneum.
In the early 19th century the 'Etruscan' style was interpreted in an original fashion by Pelagio Pelagi (1775-1860) as witnessed by his designs for the Gabinetto Etrusco at Racconigi near Turin.