. De luxe illustrated catalogue of the treasures and antiquities illustrating the golden age of Italian art, belonging to the famous expert and antiquarian, Signor Stefano Bardini, of Florence, Italy;. II ?4 *^ 62o—EuiiiTKKXTir Century Yexetiax liACQUEUicn Esckitoire Itectanoiilar sliape, made in two portions. The npper part, withmolded cornice and pierced and carved cresting of later date,is arranged as a cnpboard fitted with compartments andpigeon-holes and closed with two hinged doors, the frontsof which have arched panels snrrounded by raised mold-ings and occupied by mirrors, wheel-engrav
. De luxe illustrated catalogue of the treasures and antiquities illustrating the golden age of Italian art, belonging to the famous expert and antiquarian, Signor Stefano Bardini, of Florence, Italy;. II ?4 *^ 62o—EuiiiTKKXTir Century Yexetiax liACQUEUicn Esckitoire Itectanoiilar sliape, made in two portions. The npper part, withmolded cornice and pierced and carved cresting of later date,is arranged as a cnpboard fitted with compartments andpigeon-holes and closed with two hinged doors, the frontsof which have arched panels snrrounded by raised mold-ings and occupied by mirrors, wheel-engraved with eight-])ointed stars. The lower part is arranged as a desk withsloping fall-down front fitted inside with drawers and pigeon-holes. Below are two short and two long drawers, with cir-cular brass keyhole escutcheons and pear-shaped drop base and pear-shaped feet. The escritoire is decoratedwith gold lac(iuerings of Chinoiseries on a red ground, con-sisting of Chinese figure subjects, birds, flowers, rock-forms,interlacements and scrollings. Hiiyht. 7 fict 1 inch; rcidth. ti feci 2 inches: depth. 1 joot 10 inches.(Ilhist rated) ^^^^ c>- No. 625—EiciiiTKENTH Cextvkv \exetiax Lacqieked Escritoire 626—Seaexteexth Cextuky Vexetiax Paixii:d Cabixet oxStaxdRectangular shape, made in two portions. The upper part, withbroken pediment, the pedestal surmounted by a circular pedi-ment, painted with the sacred monogram and with a paintedfrieze, is arranged as a cupboard, the interior fitted with drawers,having two hinged doors painted with stems of scrolled acanthusleaves and flowers springing from gadrooned vases. The lowerportion, with ])lain cornice and painted frieze, supported at theangles by two detached Ionic cohnnns, is also arranged as acupboard fitted with drawers, and having two hinged paneleddoors painted with grotesqueries of female figures holdingdolphins, vases of flowers and scrollings. The stand has adouble molded top, with aperture
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