An Italian rococo cream and polychrome lacca console table, Venice, mid-18th century

of serpentine form with a moulded painted green faux marble top above a frieze carved with foliage on cabriole legs, the whole painted with floral sprays; the back with inventory numbers 71. 535.

This console table is in good conserved condition, with marks and scratches consistent with age and use. There is some wear and some losses to the paint on the central area of top. Further losses can be detected on the decoration of frieze, particularly to its edges. One leg appears to be broken and repaired, and there are visible construction joint cracks. A very decorative piece that is ready to be placed.
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Related literature:

S. Levy, Lacche veneziane settecentesche, Milan, 1999

A related console table from the Giuseppe Rossi collection sold these rooms, 11-12 March 1999, lot 108.