Cod: 439004

Period: 17th century

Magnificent carved, sculpted, and gilded wooden wall table Top in red Sicilian jasper Rome, 17th century cm 90 x 182 x 90 Provenance: Rome, Palazzo Grazioli In this piece of furniture, where various decorative elements blend, the carving takes on a solemn aspect, and the different protrusions of the complex sculptural interweaving, together with the carved and engraved ornament, achieve a strongly dynamic chiaroscuro effect. Furniture of such pompous splendor, adorned with masks and female heads, furnished the most important palaces of Rome. The furniture stylistically fits into the last quarter of the 17th century and is directly related to the examples in the Sacchetti, Corsini, and Spada collections. Regarding the execution, reference can be made to the carver Filippo Passarini, who mirrored the ideas of artists strongly influenced by Bernini, such as Ciro Ferri and Giovanni Paolo Schor. The gilding was finally entrusted to masters such as Rocco Lolli and Marco Antonio Andrini. These furnishings were often embellished with tops in rare marbles, such as this one which bears a red Sicilian Jasper. Reference bibliography: Alvar Gonzales Palacios, "Il mobile a Roma dal rinascimento al Barocco", 2022, Ugo Bozzi Editore, pages 302-306