LATE 18TH EARLY 19TH CENTURY, EMILIA

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A PAIR OF ITALIAN PAINTED TABLES
LATE 18TH EARLY 19TH CENTURY, EMILIA
Each with square legs and stretchers joined by scroll corners, the long sides centred with panels decorated with drums, the modern tops covered in brown hide
Each 31¾ in. (81 cm.) high; 64½ in. (164 cm.) wide; 26 in. (66 cm.) deep (2)

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Lot Essay

In the opinion of Professor Enrico Colle, the design of this pair of tables relates to a painted credenza from c1730 illustrated in Il Palazzo Chigi-Zondadari a San Quirico D'Orcia, Siena ( published by Nuova Immagine 1992 ). This table or credenza, illustrated here, was placed in a hallway and converted into a bed at night for use by a guard (with thanks to Prince Agostino Chigi for providing this illustration)

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