A large Italian Rococo silvered-wood console table Naples or Sicily, third quarter 18th century

with a later shaped sarrancolin and verde Isora marble top above a rocaille, acanthus and flower frieze raised on similarly carved cabriole legs terminating in rocaille and ball feet.

Restorations to the marble. MInor surface abrasions to the marble, and small losses to the side edges and corners, and small areas to the front. Old worm throughout. Craquelure to the silvered surfaces, with some chips and losses to the silvered surfaces as well as the wooden surfaces underneath, however these are minor. Some slight lifting and light flaking to the silvered surfaces particularly to the legs. With old minor marks, hairline age and construction cracks consistent with age. In othwerwise very good condition.
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Although the silvered console would suggest a Sicilian origin, it is interesting to note the similarity in design and execution with Neapolitan examples.
Two similar Sicilian consoles, both with a stretcher are illustrated in Enrico Colle, Il Mobile Rococò in Italia, Milano, 2003, pp. 50-53. The first, in the Palazzo Comitini, Palermo from 1770 and the second in the Chiesa dell'Assunta, Palermo (op. cit. p. 50-51), share a similar height and overall lightness with the present commode, albeit with their respective stretchers.
The treatment of the carving, however, suggests a more Neapolitan origin. A console attributed to Gennaro di Fiore and Antonio Pittarelli and dated as late as 1779-81 is in the Royal Palace of Caserta (op. cit. p. 78-79). The high S-shaped legs, the comparable treatment of the acanthus and flower carvings particularly on the apron are noteworthy. It is also interesting to note the flattened incurved feet, rather than the more common outcurved ones as seen on many of the Sicilian examples.