A pair of Italian arte povera and lacquered panels within red painted and parcel-gilt frames, Piedmontese 18th century

Both panels have warped and consequently have horizontal splits as visible from the catalogue photograph.. There are a few, mainly very minor, losses to the arte povera decoration. The top of the panel depictiing the maritime scene in teh sky area has been overpainted. The detail to the arte povera is most attractive. These panels are very decorative, a close up inspection of the images on Sothebys.com is highly recommended.
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The technique of arte and  lacca povera imitated oriental and the true Venetian lacquer and was produced mainly in the Venetian states in the18th century, although this technique was not uncommon in other regions such as Piedmont.

Firms of printers, particularly that of Giovanni Antonio Remondini, produced sheets of motifs and of scenes with landscapes and figures, which would be cut out, stuck to the piece of furniture and then painted and varnished as on the offered lot.