A PAIR OF SOUTH ITALIAN BROWN-PAINTED, PARCEL-GILT AND TORTOISESHELL CONSOLE TABLES

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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN

A PAIR OF SOUTH ITALIAN BROWN-PAINTED, PARCEL-GILT AND TORTOISESHELL CONSOLE TABLES

LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY SICILIAN

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A PAIR OF SOUTH ITALIAN BROWN-PAINTED, PARCEL-GILT AND TORTOISESHELL CONSOLE TABLES
LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY SICILIAN
Each with rectangular moulded top above boldly carved S-scroll legs, joined by floral and foliate garland swags, the X-shaped stretcher decorated conformingly and centred by a floral finial, redecorated, the tops associated
each: 29 in. (74 cm.) high; 36¾ in. (93 cm.) wide; 23½ in. (60 cm.) deep (2)

Provenance

Christie's, London, 5 July 2001, lot 226.

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Lot Essay

The boldly carved scrolling ornament of these striking tables which may originally have been stands, is typical of the vigorous work of Sicilian carvers at the end of the 17th Century. Related Sicilian tables and stands are illustrated in E. Colle, Il Mobile Barocco in Italia, Milan, 2000, pp.40-43.

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