SICILY, FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY, IN THE MANNER OF GIACOMO AMATO

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A PAIR OF SOUTH ITALIAN PARCEL-GILT AND PAINTED CONSOLE TABLES
SICILY, FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY, IN THE MANNER OF GIACOMO AMATO
Each with serpentine-fronted top with moulded edge supported by naturalistically-carved branches with oak leaves and a pair of eagles each bearing a cross on their chest, above a rectangular platform supported by female herms terminating in hoof and platform feet, losses and replacements to the carved elements, including one wing of one eagle and parts of the carved oak foliage, the tops originally covered with fabric
35 in. (89 cm.) high; 28 in. (71 cm.) wide; 17 in. (43 cm.) deep (2)

Literature

'Il sipario dell' architetto', Antiquariato, June 2000, pp. 74-79.
'Greenwich Time', House and Garden, November 1989, pp. 119-127.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

Designs by Giacomo Amato and Antonio Grano for the Duke of Uzeda (dated around 1687-1696) of elaborately carved console tables supported by pairs of eagles can be found in the Galleria Nazionale della Sicilia, Palermo (illustrated E. Colle, Il Mobile Barocco in Italia, Milan, 2000, pp. 22-23).

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