Description & Technical information
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.
Date: Genoa 1785 c
Period: 1750-1850
Medium: Carved, Gilt, Giltwood, verde alpi marble, Woods, Green marble
Dimensions: 96 x 136.5 x 70 cm (37³/₄ x 53³/₄ x 27¹/₂ 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.
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