Lot 23
  • 23

AN ITALIAN PIETRA DURA AND GILTWOOD GUÉRIDON, FLORENCE, CIRCA 1840-1860 |

Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 EUR
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Description

  • H. 78,5 cm, Diam. 74 cm ; height 30 3/4 x diam. 29 1/4 in.
the circular top inlaid with a floral bouquet within a malachite green-key border, on a tripartite giltwood base modeleed with hippocamps ; label 'FABRIQUE DE MOSAIQUES - G. TORRINI ET COMP, FLORENCE AND INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION DUBLIN 1865/N.24/Class26/Subnumber1'

Provenance

Koller, Zürich, 22 March 2007, lot 1344 (sold 75 000 CHF)

Condition

Illustration ok. Good overall condition. It has been regilded. A few minute chips to the gilding revealing white gesso underneath. A few minor white traces on the top due to water and heat. A polishing could make it disappear. Very nice quality of pietra dura marquetry.
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