LATE 18TH EARLY 19TH CENTURY, LOMBARDY

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A NORTH ITALIAN KINGWOOD, TULIPWOOD AND MARQUETRY COMMODE
LATE 18TH EARLY 19TH CENTURY, LOMBARDY
Inlaid with a central floral rosette in a lozenge field bordered by stiff-leaf and scrolling foliage, above three drawers inlaid sans traverse with a female mask in a foliate-wrapped medallion, the sides decorated conformingly, on waisted square tapering feet, the feet possibly associated, restorations to the marquetry
34 in. (87 cm.) high; 46 in. (117 cm.) wide; 21½ in. (54 cm.) deep

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Descriptif du lot

The distinctive marquetry decoration on this commode is clearly inspired by the work of the celebrated Milanese ebanista Giuseppe Maggiolini, (1738-1814) and similar examples of this decoration can be seen on commodes illustrated in G. Morazzoni, Il Mobile Intarsiato di Giuseppe Maggiolini, Milan, 1957, plates IL and LXIX.

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