The Collection of Count and Countess Volpi di Misurata – Palazzo Volpi Unveiled
The Collection of Count and Countess Volpi di Misurata – Palazzo Volpi Unveiled
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February 28, 08:32 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
An Italian japanned commode, Sicilian, mid-18th century
with a later moulded Rouge de Languedoc marble top above two long drawers, painted with flowers
Height. 38 ⅛ in, width. 49 ¼ in, depth. 23 ¼ in.
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Commode en bois laqué, Sicile, milieu du XVIIIe siècle
ouvrant à deux tiroirs, décoré de fleurs, dessus de marbre rouge de Languedoc postérieur
Haut. 97 cm, larg. 125 cm, prof. 59 cm
With the colourful and distinctive painting of floral sprays within cartouches against decoration in pastiglia, this commode is typical of Sicilian mid-18th century production. The present commode joins a group of similar examples in private collections, particularly two with similar floral vignettes (illustrated in Mario Giarrizzo and Aldo Rotolo, Il Mobile Siciliano, Palermo, 2004, p.88, fig 131 and p.91, fig.144) and another illustrated in Enrico Colle, Il Mobile Rococò in Italia, Milan, 2003, pp.48-49, nr. 3.
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Cette commode est typique de la production sicilienne du milieu du XVIIIe siècle décorée à la pastiglia et des fleurs dans des cartouches. Notre commode peut être rapprochée d'autres avec ces mêmes médaillons fleuris, une iillustrée dans M. Giarrizzo et A. Rotolo, Il Mobile Siciliano, Palermo, 2004, p.88, fig 131 and p.91, fig.144), une seconde dans E. Colle, Il Mobile Rococò in Italia, Milan, 2003, pp.48-49, nr. 3.
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