Sale 2504
New York
|
15 April 2011
Price realised
USD 18,750
Estimate
A NORTH ITALIAN WALNUT AND MARQUETRY COMMODE CIRCA 1790 Inlaid overall within banded borders, the rectangular top above three long drawers, on square tapering legs and later ormolu sabots 35¾ in. (91 cm.) high; 48 in. (122 cm.) wide; 23 in. (58.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
The Collection of Michele Falzone del Barbaro; Christie's, Rome, 30 October 2001, lot 174.
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