Lot 5
  • 5

An Italian Baroque polychrome painted armoire circa 1730-1740

Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
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Description

  • height 80 1/2 in.; width 41 1/2 in.; depth 17 in.
  • 205 cm; 105 cm; 43.5 cm
with a scrolling pediment inscribed Semper Magis above a pair of doors each decorated with four coats-of-arms, the interior fitted with two shelves, raised on bracket feet.

Provenance

Castello de Duino, Trieste

Condition

In good overall condition with expected evidence of age and use including good craquelure to painted surfaces, with some small losses as visible in catalogue illustrations.
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