MILAN, SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
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A PAIR OF NORTH ITALIAN GILTWOOD WALL-CARVINGS
MILAN, SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Each formed of ribbon-tied swags suspending musical instruments including a violin, lyre, lute, triangle, trumpet, pipes and sheet music
66 in. (167 cm.) high; 49 in. (125 cm.) wide
MILAN, SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Each formed of ribbon-tied swags suspending musical instruments including a violin, lyre, lute, triangle, trumpet, pipes and sheet music
66 in. (167 cm.) high; 49 in. (125 cm.) wide
Provenance
From the foyer of the Teatro della Scala, Milan.
Acquired by Mrs Audrey Field (née James; later Mrs Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie) by 1938 (two of the set photographed at the Holme, Regents Park, circa 1938).
Acquired by Mrs Audrey Field (née James; later Mrs Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie) by 1938 (two of the set photographed at the Holme, Regents Park, circa 1938).
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