A PAIR OF SOUTH ITALIAN BRASS-MOUNTED AND BRASS-INLAID FRUITWOOD AND MARQUETRY COMMODINI

SICILY, CIRCA 1750

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A PAIR OF SOUTH ITALIAN BRASS-MOUNTED AND BRASS-INLAID FRUITWOOD AND MARQUETRY COMMODINI
SICILY, CIRCA 1750
Each with a white and beige-veined Sarrancolin serpentine marble top above a bombe case with two drawers and scrolled apron and cabriole legs, veneer to sides possibly relaid
32¼ in. (83 cm.) high, 21 in. (53 cm.) wide, 15¼ in. (38.5 cm.) deep (2)

Lot Essay

For several extemely similar commodini see M. Giarrizzo and A. Rotolo, Il mobile siciliano dal Barocco al Liberty, Palermo, 2004, pp. 55-56 and 58. The present commodini share many of the characteristics of the illustrated commodini such as the same distinctive swelling shape and cabriole legs, the marble tops set within and flush with the moldings, vigorously contrasting geometric veneers and use of circular patterns and the openwork brass mounts.

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