Lot 8: A PAIR OF ITALIAN IVORY, STAINED HORN AND PEWTER-INLAID EBONY, ROSEWOOD, WALNUT, FRUITWOOD AND MARQUETRY CONSOLE TABLES, THE TOPS SIGNED BY LUCIO DE LUCCI, THE STAINED BOXWOOD BASES ATTRIBUTED TO ANDREA BRUSTOLON (1662-1732), VENETIAN CIRCA 1686

MAGNIFICENT VENETIAN MARQUETRY AND CARVING
each with a rectangular top inlaid with a central c-scroll cartouche depicting colonnaded buildings with balustrades and fruit tree filled urns, with two figures in the foreground and a landscape in the background, the other depicting a harbour scene with a galleon engaged in a sea battle with a building in the foreground within strapwork borders flanked by further cartouches to either side each depicting battle scenes with mounted soldiers centered to the top with a crowned strapwork cartouche later inset with an ivory coat-of-arms for the 5th Duke of Buccleuch, with a further hunting scene below, the reserves inlaid with profusely scrolled foliage and decorated with birds, insects and putti, the front corners depicting  figures in courtly dress, the rear corners depicting exotic figures seated on cushions, each with a banner inscribed LVCIO D' LVCCI FECE, with moulded edge above an elaborately carved pierced frieze, with scrolling acanthus and leaf-wrapped military trophies, the sides with ribbon-bound foliage, above c-and s-scroll supports carved with acanthus leaves, headed by mask-decorated helmets with plume finials and decorated with flowerheads and fruit joined by similarly carved X-form stretchers issuing flowerheads and carved to the centre with entwined serpents, on volute scrolled feet carved with grotesque mask ;one stand bearing an inventory number T.I/1 and T.I in red ink; the frieze supported with later metal brackets


each 90cm. high, 171.5cm. wide, 87cm. deep; 2ft. 11½in., 5ft. 7½in., 2ft. 9¾in.

Alvar González-Palacios, Il gusto dei principi, Arte di corte del XVII e del XVIII secolo, Volume II, Milan 1993, pp. 338-339, figs. 595 (erroneously switched with fig. 597) and 596.
Enrico Colle, Il Mobile Barocco in Italia, Milan 2000, ill.on pp. 302 , where the table with the arcade is illustrated and p. 322, where both tops only are illustrated.

Probably acquired through Edward Holmes Baldock by Walter Francis Montagu-Douglas-Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch and 7th Duke of Queensberry (1806 – 1884), in circa 1830-40
Thence by descent to Walter John Montagu-Douglas-Scott, 8th Duke of Buccleuch and 10th Duke of Queensberry, K.T., P.C., G.C.V.O., until sold, Christie's, London, 11th March 1971, lot 53.
Sold Christie's, London, 7th December 2006, lot 70 (£635,200)
Private English Collection