Lotto 4490 - ibid105 Design - solo online - mercoledì, 03. luglio 2019, 15h00
SALON TABLE WITH PIETRA-DURA TOP,
the top in the style of Joseph Darmanin & Sons, England, 20th century.
Black-lacquered wood and Pietra-Dura top featuring a horse in a round reserve. On a scrolled shaft, with 3 curved legs. Bears a signature: HOLLAND & SONS. Bottom with label inscribed: CIRCULAR MARBLE TABLE. PAIR TO ONE GIVEN BY ADM. DAVILLE TO QUEEN VICTORIA ... IN THE STATE APARTMENTS AT WINDSOR CASTLE. MARBLE BROUGHT BY ADM. DAVILLE FROM NORTH AFRICA. Table top with label: DARMANIN & SONS MARBLE WORKERS MALTA.
D 64, H 73 cm.
J. Darmanin & Sons were active in Malta, from 1800 to ca. 1880. They took part in several international exhibitions, and were known for their excellent marble work. Some of their work can be found in the Royal Collection, for example a central table which was displayed at the 1851 Exhibition and bears the coats-of-arms of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert (Inventory No. RCIN 2631). A very similar representation of the horse can be found on the tops of a pair of tables made by Darmanin & Sons, sold at Christie's in New York in 2007, and originally owned by Charles William, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry (1778-1854), Wynyard Park. (Auction 1884, Lot No. 300).
- Wooden frame strongly warped, needs to be repaired
- Some losses
CHF 1 000 / 1 500 | (€ 1 030 / 1 550)
Venduto per CHF 1 250 (incl. premio dell'acquirente)
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