TURIN, LATE 18TH CENTURY, IN THE MANNER OF GIUSEPPE MARIA BONZANIGO

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A NORTH ITALIAN PALE GREY-PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT FRAME
TURIN, LATE 18TH CENTURY, IN THE MANNER OF GIUSEPPE MARIA BONZANIGO
Surmounted by ribbon-tied floral swag, carved with foliage and with ribbon and rosette guilloche borders, incorporating a later convex mirror, the frame partly re-backed, re-decorated
38 ½ in. (85 cm.) high; 26 ½ in. (67 cm.) wide

Provenance

Acquired from Rossi, Turin and sold
A Rococo Fantasy; Treasures from a Bavarian Collection; Christie's, London, 6 November 2008, lot 116.

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Lot Essay

The fine detailed carving of this frame is characteristic of the circle of carvers and cabinet-makers in Turin patronized by the Royal family. The most celebrated of these was Giuseppe Maria Bonzanigo (1745-1820), who worked for the Court from 1773, though many other skilled craftsmen and intagliatori were commissioned to provide work for Stupinigi, Moncalieri, Venaria, Rivoli and most especially the Palazzo Reale in the centre of Turin.

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