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Lot 1720 Dα

A Neoclassical gueridon

Auction 1230 - overview Cologne
17.11.2023, 17:30 - Decorative Arts - Furniture
Estimate: 5.000 € - 6.000 €

A Neoclassical gueridon

Walnut veneer on softwood, ebonised and gilded hardwood, brass mountings, pale grey marble. Round top with pierced gallery edging and smooth apron on zoomorphic tripod supports terminating in lion's paw feet. With a second smaller marble shelf in the centre. Traces of earlier insect damage. H 76.5, D 81.5 cm.
Attributed to Lombardy/Milan, late 18th C.

Literature

Cf. Mariacher, Specchiere Italiane, Milan 1963, pl. VII, for a similar table in the Villa Reale in Milan.