A North Italian carved & polychrome buffet
£8,000.00
Sienna, Italy, circa 1850 - 1880
Carved and manufactured by Gaetano Gosi (circa 1835-92) and Angelo Querci (1838-circa 1900) who were both pupils of Pietro Giusti
Sienna, Italy, circa 1850 - 1880
Carved and manufactured by Gaetano Gosi (circa 1835-92) and Angelo Querci (1838-circa 1900) who were both pupils of Pietro Giusti
Sienna, Italy, circa 1850 - 1880
Carved and manufactured by Gaetano Gosi (circa 1835-92) and Angelo Querci (1838-circa 1900) who were both pupils of Pietro Giusti
A riot of Renaissance revival carving from the pediment to the plinth. The gilding with many areas of loss and wear but with a wonderful soft reflective quality against the black decorated backgrounds.
Two drawers to the frieze with fantastical grotesques as handles