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A NORTH ITALIAN CREAM-PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT
CONSOLE TABLE
POSSIBLY LOMBARDY, CIRCA 1820 such as Giuseppe Berlendis, Pietro Ruga, and Lorenzo Roccheggiani, whose
The green marble top on frieze carved with palmettes and leaves, raised on 1811 publication entitled Invenzioni diverse di mobili ed utensili Sacri e Profani
two winged term supports with hoof feet, on faux marble plinth was directly influenced by Percier and Fontaine’s catalogue. The winged
37 in. (94.5 cm.) high, 57Ω in. (146 cm.) wide, 24 in. (61 cm.) deep figures of the present table relate to not only Ruga and Roccheggiani’s bold
neoclassical creations from the abovementioned catalogue but also to those
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of Luigi Canonica and Giuseppe Foresti, whose furniture designs were
PROVENANCE: often executed in a gold and white or cream color scheme in the Lombard
The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York. workshops. The particularly bold palmettes and the plump fluted bodies of
the herm supports indicate that this table was conceived in the later phase of
The design of this striking console table, with winged maiden herm
the Italian Empire style, which persevered until the mid-1840s and remained
monopodia supports à l'antique, relates to the oeuvre of French architect-
popular with both the aristocracy and the fashion-conscious bourgeoisie.
designers Charles Percier (1764-1838) and Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine
Designers active duing this period include Antonio Basoli, Domenico Moglia,
(1762-1853). The 1812 edition of their popular work Recueil des Décorations
Gennaro Aveta, and Giuseppe Borsato, all of whom were highly prolific in the
Intérieures influenced many Italian designers working in the Empire taste
1830s.