Lot 13: AN ITALIAN ENGRAVED IVORY INLAID FRUITWOOD INLAID, KINGWOOD, WALNUT MARQUETRY AND PARQUETRY BASE BY PIETRO PIFFETTI (1700-1777), PIEDMONTESECIRCA 1730

Name: AN ITALIAN ENGRAVED IVORY INLAID FRUITWOOD INLAID, KINGWOOD, WALNUT MARQUETRY AND PARQUETRY BASE BY PIETRO PIFFETTI (1700-1777), PIEDMONTESECIRCA 1730
Brand: Sotheby's
SKU: 2e2baa1555

Est: £50,000 GBP - £80,000 GBP

Sotheby'sLondon, United KingdomJuly 06, 2011

Item Overview

Description

of serpentine form with demi-lune projecting corners inlaid with a cartouche enclosing carnations, tulips, flowers and foliage amongst strapwork
approx. 8cm. high, 148cm. wide, 67cm. deep; 3¼in., 4ft.10½in., 2ft.2¾in.

Artist or Maker

Pietro Piffetti

Literature

Roberto Antonetto, Il Mobile Piemontese nel Settecento, Vol. I, Turin, 2010, p.166, no. 12, illustrated.

Auction Details

Treasures, Princely Taste

Sotheby's

July 06, 2011, 12:00 PM GMT

34-35 New Bond Street, London, LDN, W1A 2AA, UK

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