Genoa 1785 c
Carved Gilt Giltwood Green Marble verde alpi marble Woods
96 x 136.5 x 70 cm (37 ³/₄ x 53 ³/₄ x 27 ¹/₂ inches)

Provenance

Giustiniani family Genoa, since 1780s until 2023.

Literature

- A. Gonzàlez Palacios, Il mobile in Liguria, Genoa, 1996, p. 295–314.
- E. Colle, Il mobile Neoclassico in Italia, Milano, 2005, pp.386–391.

Detail Description

Above a rich moulding border, the frieze centred by a rectangular boss applied with a lion mask, flanked by panels cast with scrolling foliage and flowers. The four obelisk-shaped legs are richly carved
with typically neoclassical motifs and applied lions heads, acanthus leaves, on leaf-carved capitals feet.