SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY

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AN ITALIAN POLYCHROME SCAGLIOLA TOP
SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
Of rectangular form, with a central panel depicting Poseidon and Amphitrite emerging from the sea in a horse-drawn carriage, within a scrolling foliate border and simulated lapis lazuli edge, on fluted ormolu later columnar supports
86 ¾ in. (220.5 cm.) wide; 35 ½ in. (90.5 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

This elaborate table top, depicting Poseidon, king of the sea, and his consort Amphitrite, emerging from their sub-aquatic realm in a horse-drawn carriage, is inspired by a mid-17th century scagliola top in grisaille attributed to a Carpi scagliolista in the Bianchi Collection, Florence (illustrated in A. M. Massinelli, Scagliola, l'arte della pietra di luna, Rome, 1997 pp. 120-1).

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