Lot 76
  • 76

Ecritoire en argent italien, par Alessandro Maldura, Rome, 1801-1808

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 EUR
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Description

  • the oval two-handled stand later engraved  ALC, with two cylindrical boxes and a putto

  • Long. du plateau 34cm
  • 13 1/4 in long
le plateau ovale à deux anses gravé postérieurement ALC, avec deux boîtes cylindriques et un putto

Literature

Un écritoire stylistiquement très proche par un orfèvre indéterminé est illustré dans Salvatore FORNARI, Gli Argenti Romani, 1968.

Condition

In overall good condition. The tray previously engraved with other motives. Each piece fully marked.
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Catalogue Note

Le poinçon d'orfèvre pourrait aussi être celui de son fils Antonio, Rome, 1808-1809. Il reprit l'atelier de son père à sa mort en 1808.