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An Italian mid 18th century tulipwood and amaranth inlaid kneehole desk or 'scrivania' Neapolitan

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An Italian mid 18th century tulipwood and amaranth inlaid kneehole desk or 'scrivania' Neapolitan

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An Italian mid 18th century tulipwood and amaranth inlaid kneehole desk or 'scrivania'
Neapolitan
The quarter veneered overhanging top inlaid with three rectangular quarter veneered tablets, the central tablet inlaid with a stylised segmented flowerhead within an eight-point star, encompassed by a circular border, flanked to each end by a lozenge within a conforming surround, the top with an ovolo moulded edge, above a slide, over one long central and two short quarter veneered drawers, with two short conforming drawers flanking the kneehole, on square section cabriole legs terminating in hoof sabots, with quarter veneered ends centred by lozenge tablets, 122cm wide x 66cm deep x 82cm high, (48in wide x 25 1/2in deep x 32in high)
Footnotes:
Provenance
Galleria Brandi, Naples.

A similar Neapolitan mid 18th century kneehole desk, or 'scrivania', to the offered lot is illustrated in A.P. Murano, IL Mobile Napoletano del Settecento, 1977, Naples, Tav. XXXI (b). This comparable is housed at the Arciconfraternita della SS. Trinita dei Pellegrini, in Naples.
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TP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.

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An Italian mid 18th century tulipwood and amaranth inlaid kneehole desk or 'scrivania' Neapolitan

Name: An Italian mid 18th century tulipwood and amaranth inlaid kneehole desk or 'scrivania' Neapolitan
SKU: 131315884
Price: 4000 GBP
Availability: InStock

Estimate £4,000 - £6,000

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Starting Price £3,200

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