. 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;. xdRectangular 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 cornic
. 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;. xdRectangular 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 for writing slab, and shaped,scrolled and ])ainted apron supported on two spiral colunmspainted with branches of vine leaves and grapes. ^Moldedstretcher shelf and ball feet. All painted in gold and colors ona black ground. Height, 7 feet 10 inches; td<Ith. 4 feet: depth, 2 feet.(Illustrated). ^^sdz^ No. 626—Sevexteextii Century Vexetian Paixted Cabinet ox Staxd 627—Sixteenth Century Floeentine Walnut Cabinet ]{ectangular .shape, made in two portions. Tlie np})er part, snr-niounted by a cresting carved with two j)iifti supporting- apedestal crowned l)y an eagle with extended wings and flankedby scrolled acanthus leaves and flowers, has a molded corniceand plain frieze supported by paneled pilasters carved withstanding piiffi and pendants, and has been, at a later date, ar-ranged as a cupboard with hinged glazed doors. The lower])art, with molded cornice and frieze carved with a mask andscroUings, is flanked by jjaneled pilasters carved with fiiiioriiiiand pendants and arranged as a cupboard with hinged paneleddoors carved in the centers with female masks. IlcUjlit, 8 feet
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