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PROPERTY OF A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTOR
(Lot 364)
AN ITALIAN SPECIMEN MARBLE AND MICRO-MOSAIC CENTER TABLE ON AN ASSOCIATED EMPIRE ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY BASE
THE BASE, CIRCA 1815, THE TOP CIRCA 1820
細節
AN ITALIAN SPECIMEN MARBLE AND MICRO-MOSAIC CENTER TABLE ON AN ASSOCIATED EMPIRE ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY BASE
The base, circa 1815, the top circa 1820
The circular top with a central micro-mosaic mask of Mercury within entwined snakes framed by lapis and malachite, surrounded by overlapping 'scales' of specimen marble outlined in black marble, within a red and orange marble border, on an anthemeon-mounted triangular support and ebonized and gilded claw feet, bearing a paper label Château de Groussay, 245, the feet redecorated
29in. (73.6cm.) high, 44½in. (113cm.) diameter
The base, circa 1815, the top circa 1820
The circular top with a central micro-mosaic mask of Mercury within entwined snakes framed by lapis and malachite, surrounded by overlapping 'scales' of specimen marble outlined in black marble, within a red and orange marble border, on an anthemeon-mounted triangular support and ebonized and gilded claw feet, bearing a paper label Château de Groussay, 245, the feet redecorated
29in. (73.6cm.) high, 44½in. (113cm.) diameter
來源
W. Redford Gallery, London, sold, 1977.
The Collection of Charles de Beistegui, Château de Groussay, sold Sotheby's/Poulain Le Fur, 2 June 1999, lot 245 (FF831,405/$131,343 including premium).
The Collection of Charles de Beistegui, Château de Groussay, sold Sotheby's/Poulain Le Fur, 2 June 1999, lot 245 (FF831,405/$131,343 including premium).