Venetian Baroque Style Blackamoor Occasional Table
Auction Date: May 19, 2023
Sold for: $221
Lot: 115
Venice, Italy
Circa 1880.
The base modelled as a Blackamoor youth, kneeling on a cushion, one arm held as a support to his body, the other arm bent to hold the round mahogany table top. A long shawl or headdress carved from head down back nearly to base. The figure with shell eyes, black pupils, carved white teeth, and with parcel gilt knee britches, breastplate, and the fringe to cushion. The edge of the table top carved in low relief with ovulos in bands, picked out in gilding.
Approximate dimensions: 22 inches high base: 12 1/8 wide x 10 1/2 inches deep. Table top: 11 1/2 inches diameter..
Condition: Seam opening, light crack, stains, scratches wear to table top. The figure in good conditoin. Minor losses to parcel gilding. Shallow chips and scuffs to carved fringe corners.