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IMPORTANTE BOISERIE DE PALAIS en noyer sculpté et mouluré à décor de persp

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IMPORTANT carved and moulded walnut palace woodwork decorated with perspectives alternated by pilasters, each leaf representing semi-circular arcades whose cornice and base betray a vanishing point. The whole is composed of six large panels and a door.
Florentine work of the 16th century
H. 184 , L (total unfolded) 650 cm.
The door slightly higher : 193 cm
(Accident, lacks, restorations, later adaptations)
In the decorative arts, these trompe-l'oeil subjects were mostly made in marquetry. The conception of an architectural view in perspective, carved in solid wood, was much more difficult to accomplish and required a great mastery of technique and material.
Thus this set is both very unusual and a rare testimony of its time.