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Lot 79 |PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
AN ITALIAN GILT-BRONZE, MARBLE AND HARDSTONE-MOUNTED IVORY-INLAID ROSEWOOD AND EBONIZED CABINET
FLORENCE, 17TH CENTURY, ADAPTED IN ENGLAND IN THE 19TH CENTURY
Closed19 May 2021
Price Realised
GBP 50,000
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AN ITALIAN GILT-BRONZE, MARBLE AND HARDSTONE-MOUNTED IVORY-INLAID ROSEWOOD AND EBONIZED CABINET
FLORENCE, 17TH CENTURY, ADAPTED IN ENGLAND IN THE 19TH CENTURY
Of architectural form, inset with reserves of various marbles and hardstones, including rouge griotte, lapis lazuli, jasper, agate, bloodstone and amethyst, the frieze mounted with small statues of the Muses above an elaborate arrangement of eighteen drawers and four secret drawers divided by Ionic pilasters and niched figures, the lower section with two frieze drawers above a pair of similarly panelled cupboard doors, on bronze bun feet
61 in. (155 cm.) high; 39 ¾ in. (101 cm.) wide; 16 ½ in. (42 cm.) deep
FLORENCE, 17TH CENTURY, ADAPTED IN ENGLAND IN THE 19TH CENTURY
Of architectural form, inset with reserves of various marbles and hardstones, including rouge griotte, lapis lazuli, jasper, agate, bloodstone and amethyst, the frieze mounted with small statues of the Muses above an elaborate arrangement of eighteen drawers and four secret drawers divided by Ionic pilasters and niched figures, the lower section with two frieze drawers above a pair of similarly panelled cupboard doors, on bronze bun feet
61 in. (155 cm.) high; 39 ¾ in. (101 cm.) wide; 16 ½ in. (42 cm.) deep
AN ITALIAN GILT-BRONZE, MARBLE AND HARDSTONE-MOUNTED IVORY-INLAID ROSEWOOD AND EBONIZED CABINET
FLORENCE, 17TH CENTURY, ADAPTED IN ENGLAND IN THE 19TH CENTURY
Of architectural form, inset with reserves of various marbles and hardstones, including rouge griotte, lapis lazuli, jasper, agate, bloodstone and amethyst, the frieze mounted with small statues of the Muses above an elaborate arrangement of eighteen drawers and four secret drawers divided by Ionic pilasters and niched figures, the lower section with two frieze drawers above a pair of similarly panelled cupboard doors, on bronze bun feet
61 in. (155 cm.) high; 39 ¾ in. (101 cm.) wide; 16 ½ in. (42 cm.) deep
FLORENCE, 17TH CENTURY, ADAPTED IN ENGLAND IN THE 19TH CENTURY
Of architectural form, inset with reserves of various marbles and hardstones, including rouge griotte, lapis lazuli, jasper, agate, bloodstone and amethyst, the frieze mounted with small statues of the Muses above an elaborate arrangement of eighteen drawers and four secret drawers divided by Ionic pilasters and niched figures, the lower section with two frieze drawers above a pair of similarly panelled cupboard doors, on bronze bun feet
61 in. (155 cm.) high; 39 ¾ in. (101 cm.) wide; 16 ½ in. (42 cm.) deep
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