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A Fine Restoration Gilt-Bronze and Patinated Bronze Circular Centre Table
C. 1820, France
£120,000
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London, United Kingdom
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With a circular specimen inlaid white marble top, above a frieze cast with a band of vine leaves and grapes; the baluster stem, with a band of acanthus, supported by three griffin feet, cast with acanthus leaves. Items decorated with elaborate Italian marble inlays were highly prized as souvenirs of the Grand Tour – the trip undertaken by young gentlemen to complete their education in the arts. The concept of the Grand Tour developed in the late 16th and early 17th century but was most popular d...