Lot Essay
Santa Maria Della Salute, erected 1632-56 by the architect Loghena, as a votive offering to the Virgin for having stayed the plague which devastated the city in 1630.
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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
A Victorian gilt heightened and mother-of-pearl inlaid papier-mâché writing slope, circa 1860
Details
A Victorian gilt heightened and mother-of-pearl inlaid papier-mâché writing slope, circa 1860
The fall front painted with a view of Santa Maria Della Salute, Venice, within a cartouche, the interior with gilt embossed border and velvet lined slope -- 11¾in. (30cm.) wide overall
The fall front painted with a view of Santa Maria Della Salute, Venice, within a cartouche, the interior with gilt embossed border and velvet lined slope -- 11¾in. (30cm.) wide overall