"Imposing Center Table, Work From Northern Italy. "
This high table in the 18th century style with imposing proportions is decorated on all sides with polychrome painted and varnished motifs on a gilded background. It is a piece of furniture from the middle made in the 19th century for a castle or a palace. Constructed from softwood, it is composed of older elements of an 18th century manufacture, such as the base and the drawer whose bottom is held by wooden pegs and whose lock and ironwork are 18th century. This highly decorative piece of furniture is a manufacture from northern Italy, probably originating from Venice, it presents wear and accidents to the decoration. A table with a similar base was offered by the auction house Christie's on April 16, 2009, lot 115. Dimensions: Height: 91 cm Width: 112 cm Depth: 82 cm