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AN ITALIAN PIETRA SERENA MARBLE CHIMNEYPIECE

CIRCA 1690

Details
AN ITALIAN PIETRA SERENA MARBLE CHIMNEYPIECE
CIRCA 1690
Of boldly modelled bolection form
64 in. (164 cm.) high; 77 in. (197 cm.) wide; the opening 52 in. (135.5 cm.) x 52 in. (135.5 cm.)
Provenance
Palazzo di Governatore, Manziana, near Lake Bracciano, north of Rome.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis. This lot will be removed to an off-site warehouse at the close of business on the day of sale - 2 weeks free storage
Sale room notice
Please note that the chimneypiece is stone and not Pietra Serena as catalogued.

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Lot Essay

The bold architectural form devoid of carved decoration is typical of the type of chimneypiece found in Italian palazzi in the late 17th century. Almost certainly it would have been surmounted by an elaborate gilded and painted stucco overmantel.

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