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Lot Essay
With its rich ornamentation of scrolling acanthus foliage and sculptural putti, this superb console table relates closely to the oeuvre of the celebrated Venetian sculptor and intagliatore Andrea Brustolon (1662-1732). Brustolon studied sculpture in his native Belluno before becoming an apprentice to Genoese sculptor Filippo Parodi (1630-1702) in Venice.
The treatment and scale of the bold carving on the present console recalls the exuberant and almost theatrical sculptural furniture executed by Brustolon, undisputably inspired by his time in Rome where the High Baroque figures of Bernini prevailed.
Notable furniture commissions by Brustolon include the throne armchairs and elaborately-carved console table in Ca' Rezzonico in Venice, as well as the superb set of armchairs carved with the signs of the Zodiac, now in the Palazzo Quirinale, Rome.
The treatment and scale of the bold carving on the present console recalls the exuberant and almost theatrical sculptural furniture executed by Brustolon, undisputably inspired by his time in Rome where the High Baroque figures of Bernini prevailed.
Notable furniture commissions by Brustolon include the throne armchairs and elaborately-carved console table in Ca' Rezzonico in Venice, as well as the superb set of armchairs carved with the signs of the Zodiac, now in the Palazzo Quirinale, Rome.