An Italian walnut centre table, Bolognese 17th Century

with brass flowerhead mounts applied throughout, the frieze fitted with three drawers

In overall very good, conserved condition. The top has some old stains and scratches commensurate with age and use, the legs have some minor splits, some flowerhead mounts missing.
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Comparative Literature:
L.Bandera, Il Mobile Emiliano, Milano, 1972, p. 64, fig. 51.
G.Manni, Mille Mobile Emiliani, L'arredo domestico in Emilia-Romagna dal secolo XVI al secolo XIX, Modena, 1980, p. 160, fig. 365, for a related centre table. 

Also see Frida Schottmüller, Wohnungskultur und Möbel der italienischen Renaissance, Stuttgart, 1921, p.149, for a very similar Bolognese centre table.

A similar table was sold in these rooms, lot 146, Haute Epoque, 31st October 2007.