Items for Sale:    Mallett

Country of Origin Italy

Dated c. 1785

Dimensions 20.10inch wide   29.50inch high   5.90inch deep (51.05 cm wide  74.93 cm high  14.99 cm deep) Condition Condition report on request.

Literature

Mobili di Palazzo Pitti 1737 - 1799, published Centro Di 1992 shows many examples of this style of decoration incorporated into both the interior decoration such as panelling and wall casing, as well as the use in furniture particularly the friezes on tables and cabinets.

Description / Expertise

An elegant pair of carved giltwood two tier four branch wall lights, the central lyre back with four scrolling foliate candle arms supported on a gadrooned shelf above a rushed drapery valance, the upper section decorated with a quiver, torch and arrow within a laurel shaped floral band.