Lot 157
  • 157

Suite de quatre éléments de boiserie à figures de vestales en bois doré formant candélabres, travail probablement italien de la fin du XVIIIe siècle

Estimate
70,000 - 100,000 EUR
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Description

  • Haut. 266 cm, larg. 51 cm, prof. 31,5 cm
  • Height 104 3/4 in; width 20 in; depth 12 2/3 in
les figures reposant sur des demi-colonnes cannelées à asperges peintes à l'imitation du marbre et du bronze doré et supportant chacune cinq bras de lumière en métal doré à bobèches de bois doré, sur fond de miroir dans des encadrements de bois doré

Condition

Illustration is accurate. Good overall condition with wear to the gilding. Very impressive figures, need a slight cleaning. Some mirror elements probably replaced (with scratches in places). Very monumental wall decoration. Highly decorative.
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