Lot Essay
A related Florentine cabinet, inlaid with marble and pietra dura and dating from around 1880, is illustrated G. Wannenes, Mobili d'Italia, Milan, 1987, p. 148, fig. 266.
Various Properties
AN ITALIAN EBONISED SPECIMEN MARBLE AND PIETRA DURA INSET CABINET ON STAND, with a moulded cornice above a pair of cupboard doors each centred by a pietra dura floral panel, opening to reveal an architectural interior with four Corinthian columns and central cupboard door, flanked by a pair of niche figures emblematic of Summer and Autumn, with eight small drawers, the niche panels each with three concealed drawers, with a long drawer below, the lower part with a frieze drawer and a pair of cupboard doors below, on block feet,19th Century
Details
AN ITALIAN EBONISED SPECIMEN MARBLE AND PIETRA DURA INSET CABINET ON STAND, with a moulded cornice above a pair of cupboard doors each centred by a pietra dura floral panel, opening to reveal an architectural interior with four Corinthian columns and central cupboard door, flanked by a pair of niche figures emblematic of Summer and Autumn, with eight small drawers, the niche panels each with three concealed drawers, with a long drawer below, the lower part with a frieze drawer and a pair of cupboard doors below, on block feet,19th Century
43in. (109.3cm.) wide; 77¼in. (196cm.) high; 17¾in. (45.5cm.) deep
43in. (109.3cm.) wide; 77¼in. (196cm.) high; 17¾in. (45.5cm.) deep