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Italian Antique Furniture
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Item No. 836
Important, Italian, Renaissance period, giltwood and pastiglia cassone
The arched top decorated and star-shaped motif centered by a coat-of-arms, above a rectangular body decorated in pastiglia with figures in procession, the sides with similar star-shaped motif on bracket legs. Circa 1430, with restorations.
Provenance: Formerly part of the collection of Émile Gavet (1830-1904), Paris; sold to William K. Vanderbilt and Alva Vanderbilt Belmont (1853-1933) at Marble House in Newport, Rhode Island; possibly later conveyed to John Ringling (1866-1936) in Sarasota, Florida.
29½" high by 71½" wide by 23¼" deep
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Item No. 230
Late 16th century, Florentine 'credenza'
In carved walnut, having the characteristic classical elements including ionic capitals and acanthus leaf gadrooning.
51½" wide by 42" high by 16" deep
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Item No. 905
Italian, Neoclassical, parcel gilt and painted settee
The rectangular slightly scrolled upholstered back with leaf carved rounded arms on tapering columnar supports over a leaf and arrow carved seat raised on square tapering fluted legs. Late 18th century
36" high (at back) by 77" wide by 23" deep
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Item No. 900
Fine, Classical period, Roman mosaic panel
Formerly part of a floor. Centered by a rondel with four ovoid leaves within concentric oblong diamond bands, concentric corner rondels and banded border, iron banded edge.
Circa second or third century, AD.
32½" wide by 56½" long
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Item No. 817
Italian, Baroque period, scagliola panel
From Tuscany. Early 17th century. Originally an altar front, suitable for adaptation as a dining or coffee table.
73" wide by 34½" deep by 3" thick
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