A pair of South Italian giltwood and reverse-painted glass chairs, Sicily, late 18th century/early 19th century, attributed to Michele Milana
Auction Closed
November 26, 04:58 PM GMT
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
the glass plaques imitating 𒅌various marbles, with a pink silk upholstery, with initials “PPL”
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Height. 38 1/2 in, width. 21 5/8 in, depth. 23 5/8 in 🐻; Haut. 98 cm, larg. 55 cm, prof. 60 cm
Probably commissioned by the Prince of 🐻Palagonia, Salvatore Grav💧ina e Cottone (1742-1826) for the Villa Palagonia, Bagheria, Sicily;
Subsequently purchased by the E﷽arl of Derby, Derby House, London, circa 1910 fromꦆ Lenygon;
Christie’s London, 26 July 1940, Earl of ꧂Derby, lo﷽t 84 (a set of twenty chairs and four sofas);
Mrs. Violet van der Elst, Grantham Castle, Lincs;
Ch𓆉ristie’s London, 8 April 1💃948, lot 114 (eleven chairs and three sofas);
Russel♛l McKinnon, Los Angeles, 1964, purchased through Adolph Loewi;
James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago;
Christie’s New York, 24 September 2020, lot 1003.
RELATED LITERATURE
M. Giarrizzo - A. Rotolo, Mobili e mobilieri nella Sicilia del Settecento, Palermo, 1992, pp.124 (fig.78), 134-135.
M. Giarrizzo - A. Rotolo, Il Mobile siciliano, Palermo, 2004, pp.78-80 (fig.129).
R. Scaduto, Villa Palagonia. Storia e restauro, Bagheria (Pa) 2007, p.34 (fig.26).
A. Iolanda Lima, Realtà/Villa Palagonia, Palermo, 1971, p.13, fig.7.
E. Colle, Il mobile neoclassico in Italia, Milan, 2005, p.56, fig.2.
A. Gonzalez – Palacios, Il tempio del gusto (unique volume), Venise, 2000, pp.402-403, 408 (fig.2).
