antique item::

A pair of antique, late 18th century, French corner shelves. The shelves are 12.55 inches tall, have a depth of 7.45 inches & one side is 8 inches long. The shelves are completely hand-carved & silver leaf gilded. It is typical that all of the parts that were not visible to the eye were not covered in silver leaf as the process and the material was very expensive at the time. Hence, the back is painted and the shelf cover might have been covered with a remnant of fine cloth or silk.

This type of étargère or what-not shelf was extremely popular at the late 18th century court and was used to display favorite bibelots, i.e. a Meissen or KPM porcelain figure. Both of the shelves are in good condition with no structural damage but some wear to the leafing.

height ::

14.5 in

(36.8 cm)

width ::

12.5 in

(31.8 cm)

depth ::

7.45 in

(18.9 cm)

condition ::

patina to leafing, very good condition

 

quantity ::

1

 

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price ::

$480.00