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L' Antiquaire & The Connoisseur, Inc.
36 East 73rd Street
New York City, NY 10021 , United States
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A Rococo Inlaid with Bone Italian Mechanical Writing Table Ferrara
$ 105,000
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Description
This metamorphic writing table has a shaped serpentine molded rectangular top with eared corners and incurved front, centrally inlaid and entwined Three Graces within elaborate flowering trailing oak boughs and acorns. The top slides back to reveal a retractable hinged writing slide incorporating a ratchet book stand flanked by two narrow covered wells beneath which a triple divided well enclosing four small drawers. A serpentine conforming frieze is also inlaid with fantastic fruitwood and bone trailing vines, and the sides with central bone putti, the bowed back centrally inlaid with a figure representing Plenty holding a fruit-filled cornucopia, with a serpentine molded apron. The table is raised on cabriole legs ending in trifid feet.
A similarly shaped writing desk without the elaborate inlay is illustrated by Levy (op. cit.). It has an extremely similar mechanism and ratchet book rest. Another writing desk with trifid feet and a molded shaped apron, however, not as elaborate, is also illustrated. The high quality inlay work on this table is rare for Venetian furniture of this type. Indeed, this inlay work exhibits a decidedly Piedmontese influence. -
More Information
Origin: Italy Period: 18th Century Materials: Walnut, fruit wood and bone Condition: Excellent. Creation Date: Circa 1755-1765 Styles / Movements: Rococo, Traditional, Louis XV Book References: Helen Costantino Fioratti, il mobile italiano dall’ antichita allo stile Impero Page 141 Comparative Literature: S. Levy, Il Mobile Veneziano Del Settecento, Milan, 1980, pp. 252 and 258. News references: Moonan, Wendy. “Much More Than Meets The Eye,” The New York Times. January 8, 1999. Dealer Reference #: TBL 18-18 Incollect Reference #: 142580 -
Dimensions
W. 33.25 in; H. 29.25 in; D. 24.75 in; W. 84.46 cm; H. 74.3 cm; D. 62.87 cm;
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L' Antiquaire & The Connoisseur, Inc. specializes in European works of art, antiques, and paintings, with a rich history dating back to 1935. For more information, contact us at 212.517.9176 or info@lantiquaire.us.
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