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A Pair of Italian Baroque Ormolu-Mounted, Ivory-Inlaid, Ebony, Ebonized and Burr Walnut Commodes Venice or Sicily, circa 1700
Estimate
50,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description
- walnut, ivory, bronze, ebony, pine
- height 45 in.; width 65 in.; depth 29 1/2 in.
- 114 cm.; 165 cm.; 75 cm.
Provenance
Sotheby's London, May 29, 1998, lot 99
Condition
With scattered age and construction cracks, dents and abrasions. Largest construction crack to bottom of front corner of one commode; recommend securing. Scattered surface restorations to ebony and ebonized areas. Small scatted losses to veneer and moulding. Ivory with age cracks and some rubbing. Mounts probably regilt, base and capitals of columns regilt. Feet possibly later. In good overall condition.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Enrico Colle, Il Mobile Barocco in Italia, Milan, 2000, pp. 324-26, no. 79 illustrates and discusses a comparable cassettone from Venice manufactured in the early eighteenth century. The canted corners and freestanding Salomonic faux Siena marble columns with Corinthian capitals are characteristics of Venetian examples. However, the lace-like ivory inlay of superb quality could point to southern Italy as a place of manufacure, or could indicate a collaboration with engravers from Naples as well as Palermo, where cabinets with comparably inlaid mother-of-pearl patterns are recorded. A pair of similar commodes sold Sotheby's Milan, December 16, 1997, lot 557.