CORSICA or GENEVA Rare polychrome painted wood bench/coffin, with a back decorated with a central cartouche featuring a coat of arms containing a Moor's head, surmounted by a stylized crown. The front centers a female figure amid foliage and plant motifs. 18th century. 142 x 190 x 46 cm. Wear, minor accidents, reinforcements, probable restorations. Exhibition : - E Figure di a Corsica. Symboles, emblèmes et allégories, exhibition at the Musée de la Corse from August 01, 2018 to August 31, 2019, curated by Michel Popoff and Marie-Eugénie Poli-Mordiconi, reproduced in the catalog (cat. 105).
Estimate
€12,000 - €18,000
Result
€11,100
Buyer's premium
26%
CORSICA or GENEVA
Rare polychrome painted wood bench/coffin, with a back decorated with a central cartouche featuring a coat of arms containing a Moor's head, surmounted by a stylized crown. The front centers a female figure amid foliage and plant motifs.
18th century.
142 x 190 x 46 cm.
Wear, minor accidents, reinforcements, probable restorations.
Exhibition :
- E Figure di a Corsica. Symboles, emblèmes et allégories, exhibition at the Musée de la Corse from August 01, 2018 to August 31, 2019, curated by Michel Popoff and Marie-Eugénie Poli-Mordiconi, reproduced in the catalog (cat. 105).
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