A PAIR OF ITALIAN BLACK AND WHITE SCAGLIOLA TABLE TOPS of rectangular shape, each centred by a cartouche decorated with Neptune in his chariot pursuing Persephone flanked by fleur-de-lys, the border decorated with playing putti, centaurs and other mythological beasts, on an ebonised stand of late 17th Century style with pierced scrolled end-supports joined by scrolled stretchers, the stands each branded twice with a leaf, one top broken and repaired, the tops early 18th Century, the stands 18th Century | Christie's

Lot 195

195

A PAIR OF ITALIAN BLACK AND WHITE SCAGLIOLA TABLE TOPS of rectangular shape, each centred by a cartouche decorated with Neptune in his chariot pursuing Persephone flanked by fleur-de-lys, the border decorated with playing putti, centaurs and other mythological beasts, on an ebonised stand of late 17th Century style with pierced scrolled end-supports joined by scrolled stretchers, the stands each branded twice with a leaf, one top broken and repaired, the tops early 18th Century, the stands 18th Century

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A PAIR OF ITALIAN BLACK AND WHITE SCAGLIOLA TABLE TOPS of rectangular shape, each centred by a cartouche decorated with Neptune in his chariot pursuing Persephone flanked by fleur-de-lys, the border decorated with playing putti, centaurs and other mythological beasts, on an ebonised stand of late 17th Century style with pierced scrolled end-supports joined by scrolled stretchers, the stands each branded twice with a leaf, one top broken and repaired, the tops early 18th Century, the stands 18th Century
48½in. (123cm.) wide; 32½in. (82.5cm.) high; 25½in. (65cm.) deep (2)

Lot Essay

The scene of Neptune in his chariot also appears in the central cartouche of a scagliola table top at Callaly Castle, Alnwick, Northumberland, offered in Christie's house sale, 22-24 September 1986, lot 115. The decoration is characteristic of the designs of Pietro Belloni

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