Illustrated catalogue of the exceedingly rare and valuable art treasures and antiquities formerly contained in the famous Davanzati Palace, Florence, Italy . tf-C^-c^< Rectangular shape. The front is flanked by two tapering pilas-ters decorated with sunken lines, and supporting a moldedcornice enriched with modillion-shaped brackets. The pilastersenclose a cupboard with two hinged paneled doors, and rest upona molded base. Height, .5 feet; width, 3 feet 1 inch; depth, 1 foot 2 indies <4? </ | ^ 275- Fifteeth Century Italian A\ alnut Cabinet 7 Hexagonal shape on high molded base. The c
Illustrated catalogue of the exceedingly rare and valuable art treasures and antiquities formerly contained in the famous Davanzati Palace, Florence, Italy . tf-C^-c^< Rectangular shape. The front is flanked by two tapering pilas-ters decorated with sunken lines, and supporting a moldedcornice enriched with modillion-shaped brackets. The pilastersenclose a cupboard with two hinged paneled doors, and rest upona molded base. Height, .5 feet; width, 3 feet 1 inch; depth, 1 foot 2 indies <4? </ | ^ 275- Fifteeth Century Italian A\ alnut Cabinet 7 Hexagonal shape on high molded base. The cornice is molded? 7 •$ and dentelled and each of the six sides is paneled, the panelsbeing enclosed by carved moldings. On one side the panelforms a hinged door with a heavy bronze drop handle and thebase is formed as a drawer also with a bronze drop handle. Height, -5 feet; diameter, 2 feet 10 / &./£. is,. 276—Two Seventeenth Century Italian Gilt High Pedestals\j-u Of Sgabello form. The two side pieces support square moldedtops, are carved with gold volutes enclosing pendants of huskdesign below which are oval medallions and grotesque masks,and are supported on lions paw feet. Entirely gilt on brownbackground. Height, 4 feet 2 inches. z 277—Two Fifteenth Century Italian Gilt Wall Pedestals 2/0 Shaped as scrolled consoles. The bases are decorated with boldly carved acanthus leaves and the shafts are fluted. Entirely gilded and picked out with blue. Height, 5 feet 2 inches. 27H- Two Sixteenth Century Italian Caeved and Gilt /c<) Pedestals tX-m$**JuL*J: The fronts of the vase-shaped sides are outlined with boldlycarved voluted scrolls, the volutes of which support festoons offruits and pendants of drapery. Between are grotesque masksand below are carved scrolls and honeysuckle bases are molded and carved and the cross-bars are turned,their junctio
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