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An Italian rosewood, walnut and fruitwood marquetry games table, attributed to Giuseppe Maggiolini, Milan, late 18th/early 19th century

Alternate WarehouseRestricted Species

Estimate

1,200 - 1,800 EUR

Lot Details

Description

inlaid with dolphins to the corners, the reverse of the top lined with leather

77cm high, 80cm wide; 30 1/4in., 31 1/4in.

Please note that this lot includes endangered species, which will require a CITES permit for export. Please refer to the Guide for Buyers at Auction and Conditions of Business for Buyers for additional information.

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By repute, Marchese Ala Ponzone, Brescia.

The present table belongs to a well-known series of tables which Giuseppe Maggiolini (1738-1814) started to produce primarily during the early part of 1796, up until his death in 1814, for the Napoleonic Court as furnishings for the reception rooms of the Royal Palace in Milan and the Villa di Monza. Used as games tables, either with a folding top or with the reverse inlaid with Moroccan leather or green baize, they stand out for their subtle variety of trompe l’oeil decoration and wood colours. Giuseppe Beretti illustrates quite a few tables of this type (ill. Giuseppe Beretti, Giuseppe Maggiolini, L’Officina del Neoclassicismo, Milan, 1994, pp. 190-195).

The preparatory designs from the Maggiolini workshop for the execution of the foliate frieze and the intertwined dolphins at the corners on the present are recorded and held in the Civica Raccolta delle Stampe in Milan.

Please note that Condition 12 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers is not applicable to this lot.

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