Antique Italian walnut coffee table with scagliola top

£7,500

This antique partly ebonised walnut table is notable for its exquisite scagliola top, which portrays figures in an Arcadian landscape and exotic birds.

 

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Description

The table features a rectangular top which is covered with a scagliola (imitation marble) design. This features a central oval which depicts a pair of figures in an Italianate landscape, with a castle and other white stone buildings in the distance. This medallion is framed by a variegated blue border and is flanked by four corner pieces, containing depictions of birds perched on stylised flowers. These are set within grey-blue frames, against a black ground. The edge of the table top is lined with a rectangular variegated blue border.

This table top is supported by four legs which are shaped like classical columns with ebonised shafts. The legs stand on a rectangular walnut base with shaped sides.

Details

Country of Origin
Italian
Date of Manufacture
c. 1840
Period
19th Century
Style
Birds / Ornithology, Figurative Art
Material
Ebonised Wood, Scagliola, Walnut
Colour
Black, Blue, Multi-coloured

Dimensions

Height
50 cm / 19.7 inches
Width
86 cm / 33.9 inches
Depth
51 cm / 20.1 inches

Reference:
013189

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