REMATE DE MARCO TARDOBARROCO DE NOTO Germany before 1880

before 1880

A three-shelf teak bookcase that retains some of its original porcelain-blue patina

Measurements: 28 cm ⌀ x 2

This piece is a faithful witness to that pristine moment

REMATE DE MARCO TARDOBARROCO DE NOTO Germany before 1880Material: Water gilded walnut wood with silver leaf Origin: Noto, Kingdom of Further Sicily, circa 1710 Measurements: 33 cm long x 17 cm wide x 45 cm high A splendid finial from a late Sicilian Baroque door frame, carved in walnut with silver leaf application. Possibly designed by Francesco Sortino, it comes from a palace in Noto, a paradigm of the hedonism and sumptuousness of the island's aristocracy, who maintained their feudal privileges intact