Extraordinary Italian 18th Century Carved Giltwood Console Tables

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A very fine Italian carved gilt-wood console tables, Roma, circa 1770
With an important and very rare rectangular “greco scritto ” marble top. Above a frieze centered by a male mask amongst garlands and scrolling foliage, with an acanthus leaf-carved stop-fluted legs .
Provenance from a historic Roman Palace

Measures: 97cm high, 157 cm wide, 78cm

The frieze decoration and carving is reminiscent of a pair of console tables in the Quirinale, Rome (see Alvar Gonzalez-Palacios, I Mobili Italiani, Milan, 1996, pp.184-185, no.59). Also typical of Roman furniture are the bulbous knees on the feet (see Goffredo Lizzani, Il Mobile Romano, Milan, 1970, p. XXXIV, no. LXX).
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Details
Dimensions
Height: 38.19 in. (97 cm)
Width: 61.82 in. (157 cm)
Depth: 30.71 in. (78 cm)
Sold As
Set of 2
Style
Louis XVI (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques
Giltwood
Place of Origin
Italy
Period
1770-1779
Date of Manufacture
1770
Condition
Good
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location
Rome, IT