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9088 AN EXTRAORDINARY CARVED AND PALE GREEN PAINTED GROTTO TABLE

Offered by: Carlton Hobbs, LLC

Description
9088 AN EXTRAORDINARY CARVED AND PALE GREEN PAINTED GROTTO TABLE Possibly Sicilian. Circa 1735. Measurements: Height: 31 7/8″ (81cm); Width: 49 1/2″ (126cm); Depth: 22 3/4″ (58cm);

Of carved and painted fruitwood. The bow-fronted marble top above the shaped apron carved with foliate c-scrolls against a diaper pattern ground, the lower edge carved with rocaille scrolls, the whole raised on four scrolling cabriole legs each headed by a carved shell and carved with acanthine decoration, each leg with scrolling spur to the front and terminating in a carved foot, the legs joined by a scrolling foliate carved x-shaped stretcher centred by a carved shell.

More Information

Period:	18th Century
Condition:	Good.
Styles / Movements:	Traditional
Incollect Reference #:	716888

Dimensions

W.	49.5 in;	H.	31.675 in;	D.	22.75 in;
W.	125.73 cm;	H.	80.45 cm;	D.	57.79 cm;

Message from Seller:

Carlton Hobbs specializes in the acquisition, conservation, and research of 17th, 18th and 19th century British and Continental furniture and works of art, with a focus on pieces of exceptional merit, including specially commissioned items with royal or aristocratic provenance and pieces designed by architects.