An Italian gilt-bronze mounted kingwood and tulipwood marquetry commode, Rome, circa 1765, attributed to Giovanni Ermans
Auction Closed
December 4, 03:22 PM GMT
Estimate
120,000 - 180,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
the top veneered with Sicilian jasper (Diaspro di Sicilia) from Giuliana, and veneered along the edge probably with Agata di Siena, with a gilt-bronze border depicting oak branches in relief, above two long drawers raised on slender legs
92.5cm high, 152cm wide, 64cm deep; 36 3/8in., 59 7/8in., 25 1/8in.
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Principi Chigi, probably Cardinal Flavio II Chigi (1711-1771), Villa Chigi, via Salaria, Rome;
Thence by descent;
With Antonacci Efrati, Rome, by 1973.
A. González-Palacios, Mobili d'arte , Milan, Fabbri, 1973, p. 68 (illustrated).
A. González-Palacios, Il Mobile a Roma, 2024, pp. 240-241.