An Italian carved giltwood console table, Florentine circa 1735

in the manner of Giovan Battista Foggini, with a veneered Siena marble top; regilt

In very good restored condition. The colour of the top is slightly darker and more attractive than in the catalogue illustration. There are a few minor veneer chips to the marble. The stretchers supporting the top have been replaced. The re-gilded decoration has a build-up of dirt and some patination. There is a crack running down the rear left figure which can easily be filled or left. There are a few repaired breaks to the intricate carved decoration with some minor replaced sections. A few chips and losses throughout. The feet have some age cracks. Correct height is 85.5cm. An impressive table.
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A drawing now in the collection of the Metroplitan Museum of Art, New York by Giovan Battista Foggini ( 1652-1725) shows a console table with the distinctive winged female classical figure, crowning the front supports which can be seen in the present lot, illus. Alvar González-Palacios, Il Tempio del Gusto, Milan, 1986, Vol II, pl.122, p.79.