TURIN, MID-18TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF NORTH ITALIAN ORMOLU-MOUNTED KINGWOOD COMMODES
TURIN, MID-18TH CENTURY
Each with moulded brocatello di Spagna marble top, above two drawers, with foliate handles and escutcheons, on cabriole legs terminating in conforming sabots, each commode respectively numbered in black ink '27' and '28'
36 ½ in. (92.5 cm.) high; 47 in. (119.5 cm.) wide; 23 ¼ in. (59 cm.) deep

Provenance

Acquired from Giuseppe Rossi, Turin, 1967.

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Lot Essay

The gentle shaped form of the carcase and of the legs with the cleverly integrated ormolu sabots is certainly related to the best production of the Turinese cabinet makers of the second quarter and mid-18th century. It is reminiscent of the work made by the celebrated court ébéniste Pietro Piffetti (1700-1777) and could well be the production of talented craftsmen such as Giovanni Galletti (1735-1812) who were working along the influence of the piedmontese master ébéniste.

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