An Italian carved walnut chimney-piece

IN THE RENAISSANCE STYLE, CIRCA 1880

细节

An Italian carved walnut chimney-piece
In the Renaissance Style, Circa 1880
The rectangular shelf with stepped underside carved with acanthus, beading and dentil ornament, above a scrolling foliate-carved frieze centred by a mask flanked to each side by two birds, the panelled jambs each fronted by a semi-naked herm with drapery backing, on a stepped plinth with acanthus leaf border, the hearth opening with silk-covered panel
79 in. (201 cm.) wide; 65 in. (166 cm.) high; 18 in. (47 cm.) deep

来源

Formerly in the Palace de Heres, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain, the property of Sra Concha Heres de Menendez de Luarca
Thence by descent

拍品专文

This elaborately carved walnut chimney-piece was formerly in the Palace de Heres, Oviedo. An article dated 4 September 1904 written on the opening of the Palace and published in the local Oviedo newspaper, El Carballon, mentions "the monumental mahogany chimney-piece, masterpiece of a Florentine sculptor" seen in the billiard-room.