An Italian pale blue and ivory lacquered tilt-top table, Venetian mid 18th century

with a scene in the manner of Francesco Fontebasso (1707-1769), the shaped top centred by a cartouche with a reclining female figure in drapery together with another standing female figure and a putto amongst trees within a border of scrolling foliage and flowers within a raised moulded faux marble border on a baluster stem and three scrolled legs

Tullio Silva Collection, Milan

In overall good conserved condition. Colour slightly darker overall and more attractive than in catalogue photograph.There is a vertical hairline crack across the top as visible from the catalogue photograph but this does not detract from the piece. Old very minor marks, chips and scratches commensurate with age and normal usage especially around the edge. The decoration in the centre is faded and has lost its detail and there are some very minor areas of retouching which appears slightly darker with some other scattered dark areas of discolouration as visible in the catalogue photograph.The paint on the stem is chipped off in places and would benefit from minor retouching.
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