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73 - WALNUT-VENEERED CHEST OF DRAWERS WITH IVORY AND MOTHER-OF-PE…
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Estimate €3,000 - €4,000
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WALNUT-VENEERED CHEST OF DRAWERS WITH IVORY AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAY, EARLY 18TH CENTURY architectural in form, resting on corbelled feet and punctuated by ebonised mouldings, entirely inlaid with ivory and mother-of-pearl featuring stylised floral motifs and grotesque heads drawn from Renaissance sources, the top adorned with two mythological scenes depicting the chariots of Achilles and Cupid; the front features three large drawers and a small concealed upper drawer; defects: minor cracks in the top and sides; breaks and gaps in the veneer; sections of metal fillets requiring reassembly and others missing; sections of ivory requiring securing or repositioning; locks requiring securing and servicing 98 × 151.5 × 71 cm A WALNUT, MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND IVORY VENEERED COMMODE, EARLY 18TH CENTURY; DEFECTS, DAMAGE, ELEMENTS TO BE REPAIRED OR MISSING, LOCKS TO BE REPAIRED AND INSPECTED The lot is accompanied by CITES certificate no. IT/CE/2026/GE/00041 * This lot has been identified as containing organic material that may be subject to import or export restrictions. Interested parties are requested to contact our offices prior to the auction. At the time of cataloguing, this lot was identified as containing organic material which may be subject to import or export restrictions. For further information, please contact the Management of WANNENES ART AUCTIONS before the sale. § This lot may be subject to restrictions on import into the United States. Buyers or their designated agents may collect the lots purchased in the country of sale. This lot could be subject to restrictions regarding import to the United States. The buyer or a designated agent may collect the property in the country of sale.
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About the sale FROM THE CURTIS COLLECTIONS AT PALAZZO BARBARO: PAINTINGS, FURNITURE AND WORKS OF ART
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Auction time 09/29/2026 at 2:45 PM
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