MID-18TH CENTURY
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A VENETIAN RED-PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT BOOK-STAND
Mid-18th Century
The shaped panelled back with acanthus-enriched C-scroll border and shaped book-stop above a shaped base with gold and red foil ground behind glass, overlaid with pierced scrolling foliage and centred by a shell, the hinged support to the reverse with conforming scrolled border, restorations and refreshments to the decoration
14½ in. (37 cm.) wide; 24 in. (61 cm.) high; 2 in. (5 cm.) deep, closed
Mid-18th Century
The shaped panelled back with acanthus-enriched C-scroll border and shaped book-stop above a shaped base with gold and red foil ground behind glass, overlaid with pierced scrolling foliage and centred by a shell, the hinged support to the reverse with conforming scrolled border, restorations and refreshments to the decoration
14½ in. (37 cm.) wide; 24 in. (61 cm.) high; 2 in. (5 cm.) deep, closed