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An Italian red and green porphyry, vitreous paste and marble table top, Rome, attributed to Francesco Sibilio, first half 19th century, on a later Empire style gilt-bronze and mahogany base

UK: Greenford Park Warehouse

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December 11, 03:05 PM GMT

Estimate

7,000 - 10,000 GBP

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An Italian red and green porphyry, vitreous paste and marble table top, Rome, attributed to Francesco Sibilio,

first half 19th century, on a later Empire style gilt-bronze and mahogany base

the tabletop with a design of concentric bands inlaid with geometrical patterns, with a complex star motif in the centre

82cm. high, 69.5cm. diameter; 2ft. 8¼ in., 2ft. 3⅜ in.

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Charles J. Winston, New York, 1974.

The Rosalinde And Sir Arthur Gilbert Collection, Los Angeles and London;

Sold Sotheby's London, STONE: Marble and Hardstones, 4th December 2019, lot 12;

From where acquired by the present owner, a Private Collector, London.

Gilbert Collection, Permanent Display, Somerset House, London, 2000-2007.

A. M. Massinelli, with contributions by Jeanette Hanisee Gabriel, Hardstones: The Gilbert Collection, London, 2000, cat. no. 24, pp. 88-89.

Related Literature

Gonzalez-Palacios,`Lavori di Sibilio', L'Armadio Delle Meraviglie, Milan, 1991, p. 86.

M. S. Newby, ‘Francesco Sibilio and the Re-use of Ancient Roman Glass in the 19th century’, Annales du 16e Congrès de l'Association Internationale pour l'Histoire du Verre Nottingham, , 2005, pp. 401-404.