Live Auction 2202Christie's Interiors
Lot 498

A NORTH ITALIAN GILTWOOD CONSOLE,

GENOA, MID-18TH CENTURY,

Closed2 October 2009

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USD 7,500

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A NORTH ITALIAN GILTWOOD CONSOLE,
GENOA, MID-18TH CENTURY,
with shaped nero antico marble top
35¾in. (91cm.) high, 52½in. (133cm.) wide, 22in. (56cm.) deep

Bought from Biggs of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England.

Specialist note

This elegant console's scrolled legs with delicate fronds is typical of Genoese furniture. A closely related example is illustrated in L. Canorero, Il Barochetto Genovese, Milan, 1962, pl. 107.