Offered by Vagabond Antiques
A Pair of Roman Neoclassical Giltwood Console Tables
Italy, Rome, Circa 1770
Provenance: From the collection of fashion designer Stefano Gabbana. Previously in the collection of Cardinal Vincenzo Vannutelli (1836-1930), Dean of the College of Cardinals and there by descent.
Each with a rectangular top butterfly veneer in richly figured Siena marble, edged in a contrasting band of Breccia Africana marble.
The frieze is crisply carved with classical laurel swags, centres by rosettes and anthemion motifs and set against a punched ground to catch the light. The square corner blocks are decorated with stylised sunflowers.
The tapering fluted legs are carved in three sections, with boldly gadrooned collars and stiff-leaf details above toupie feet.
The carving is of sharp quality throughout with well preserved original gilding enhancing the architectural lines of the design.
