A PAIR OF ITALIAN GILTWOOD AND PAPIER-MACHE BRACKETS

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Gli oggetti e dipinti di questa vendita provengono da un'importante dimora storica della Brianza. Le vicende di questo monumento ebbero inizio alla fine del 500, con un marchese banchiere comasco che volle far erigere una fastosa dimora per celebrare la potenza della sua famiglia. L'aspetto esteriore della casa, la grandiosit del suo disegno e gli splendidi interni suggeriscono che la costruzione sia avvenuta sotto la direzione di eminenti architetti. Agli inizi del 1700, il Capo Famiglia volle impreziosire parte dell'edificio adattando alcune stanze a teatro. Furono inseriti portali marmorei, alcuni camini con cappe riccamente decorate, preziosi affreschi e stucchi, papier peint, splendidi soffitti a cassettoni e policromati, pavimenti di mosaico alla veneziana. Nei primi anni dell' ottocento il Palazzo riceveva le visite di intellettuali ed artisti. Contemporaneamente la facciata fu modificata, su gusto neoclassico come anche il giardino venne trasformato in un parco all' inglese, con effetti scenografici che valorizzavano il panorama naturale. Discendenti della famiglia continuano ad abitare questa magnifica Villa, abbellendola ulteriormente con il loro gusto e ammodernandola, rispettando con amore le mura solide e venerande. The furniture, works of art and paintings presented in this catalogue are from an important historic Palazzo set in the Brianza area of Lombardy. The history of this Palazzo began at the end of the 16th century when a banker from Como decided to build a sumptuous dwelling to celebrate the power and status of his family. The exterior of the house, the impressiveness of its architectural design and the superb interiors suggest that it was constructed under the direction of eminent architects. At the beginning of the 18th Century, the head of the household wished to further aggrandise part of the Palazzo by turning some rooms into a theatre, furthermore, marble doorways, chimneypieces with richly decorated hoods, precious frescos and stuccos, papier peint, magnificent ceilings , some coffered or polychrome-painted and the Venetian mosaic floor were added to the interior. In the first years of the 19th century, the Palazzo became a gathering point for intellectuals and artists. During this period, the faade was re-modelled in the late neoclassical style and the garden transformed in the manner of an English park, with impressively picturesque views which enhanced the beauty of the natural landscape. Today, descendants of the family still live in this magnificent Villa and with equal passion to those before them, they continue to embellish it according to their taste, renovating while at the same time lovingly respecting these venerable walls.

A PAIR OF ITALIAN GILTWOOD AND PAPIER-MACHE BRACKETS

LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF ITALIAN GILTWOOD AND PAPIER-MACHE BRACKETS
LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Each carved with a scallop shell, lacking tops, now adapted as uplighters
12 in. (30.5 cm.) high; 13 in. (33 cm.) wide; 8½ in. (21.5 cm.) deep (2)

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