Console tables, Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, graphite on off-white laid paper, Lower row: two left halves of projects. Frame and top have the shape of cornices of an entablature, the leg has the shape of a wingless chimera. A support in the center is added, being at left a column with a row of figures representing women around the shalf, at right a panel supporting a cube with a figure. Leg and support are connected in the left project by a festoon. The lower parts are lacking in both designs. Partly above the left one is drawn in graphite part of a sketch of a vase. Center: a console table similar to that at left, below, the central support being a square pedestal with a representation. Standing upon the table is an oval with the representation of a head supported by a base and framed by two figures. Above, at right: the left side of a console table with four legs. These are eagles springing below from a calyx, above a base. Above is the left lower part of the same object as on the table, in the center. Above at left, the left side of a console table seen from below. The foliated post springs from a calyx and has a mask above, with a pediment volute. In the front of the frame is a festoon. Usual background., Rome, Italy, ca. 1785–1790, furniture, Drawing, Drawing
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