Furniture, Works of Art & Tribal Art - Two Day Sale - 2nd July 2013
Lot 205
A Charles X burr maple centre table
Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £2000
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Description
A Charles X burr maple centre table, the circular top inset an Italian scagliola panel depicting a Flemish tavern scene in the manner of Teniers, with an oak leaf and acorn border, 28½in (72.5cm) high, 38¾in (98.5cm) diameter.
See Anna Maria Massinelli, Scagliol, L'arte della Pietra di Luna, pp. 70-74 for comparable circular plaques with similar oak leaf borders, made in Tuscany during the first half of the 19th century.