AN ITALIAN GILTWOOD CONSOLE

ROME, MID-18TH CENTURY

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AN ITALIAN GILTWOOD CONSOLE
ROME, MID-18TH CENTURY
The shaped demilune breccia dorata marble top above a scroll and mask-carved frieze resting on scrollled foliate-carved legs, the central support headed by a spread-winged putto, the legs joined by scrolled stretchers, on hairy hoof feet, lacking mask to left side of frieze
35½ in. (90 cm.) high, 53 in. (135 cm.) wide, 26¼ in. (66.5 cm.) deep

Lot Essay

This console table relates to various side tables in the Quirinale, Rome. Particularly characteristic is the winged mask to the front leg that is found on numerous aprons of side tables (A. González-Palacios, I Mobili Italiani, Milan, 1996, cat. 44 and 47), while the grotesque masks emerging from the baroque scrolls to the side legs similarly feature prominently on several examples (González-Palacios, ibid., cats. 46 and 47)

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