AN ITALIAN PARCEL-GILT AND BLACK-PAINTED BOOK STAND

AN ITALIAN PARCEL-GILT AND BLACK-PAINTED BOOK STAND
16TH/17TH CENTURY
The rest upholstered in ruby velvet with silver and gold thread fringing between two copper-gilt iron candle arms, some evidence of an earlier blue-painted decorative scheme in areas, the cresting later
65 ½ in. (166.5 cm.) high, 21 ½ in. (54.5 cm.) wide, 18 in. (45.5 cm.) deep