Furniture, Clocks & Works of Art
Furniture, Clocks & Works of Art
Property of a Gentleman
An Italian trompe l'oeil scagliola table top, by Carlo Gibertoni, Tuscany, 1695
Auction Closed
November 9, 01:23 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property of a Gentleman
An Italian trompe l'oeil scagliola table top, by Carlo Gibertoni, Tuscany, 1695
the top with a trompe l'oeil map depicting Asia, the top left with the inscription "L'ASIE / Où sout exactement decrites toutes / les constes de la mer suivant les / derniers navigations et le dedans / dù Pais / par Carles Gibertoni 1695", on an associated polychrome Baroque style base
91cm. high, 167cm. wide, 87cm. deep; 2ft. 11⅞in., 5ft. 5¾in., 2ft. 10¼in.
Sotheby's, Milan, Mobili, Dipinti, Arti Decorative, Ceramiche e Argenti, 11-12 June 1997, lot 363 (£39,100);
where acquired by the current owner.
where acquired by the current owner.
Graziano Manni, I Maestri della Scagliola in Emilia Romagna e Marche, Modena, 1997, pp. 80-81, figs. 61 and 62.