Pubblicazione catalogo dei tesori 2013
Treasures Princely Taste
London 3 July 2013
Evening Sale
Sotheby’s
AN ITALIAN POLYCHROME AND BLUE LACQUERED,
PARCEL-GILT AND ‘A MERLETTO’ DECORATED CARVED BUREAU,
VENETIAN
MID 18TH CENTURY
of bombé serpentine form, the upper section with a superstructure with two inward curved sliding panels
revealing a recess above a writing surface and slide, with a pull-out slide on either side, above two long
drawers with rocaille carved handles on cabriole legs terminating in scrolled feet, with reserves of
raised panels carved with scrolls and rocaille and decorated with sprays of flowers, ribbons, birds,
dragonflies and `a merletto’ (lace) work, on a dark blue ground
This bureau has been professionally cleaned by Laboratorio D’Antonio, Turin.
116 cm high, 85.5 cm wide, 45 cm deep
Pubblicazione Rivista Antiquariato Ottobre 2014
