Console tables, Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, Two left sides. The cornices of an entablature are supported by a two-legged winged chimera the tail of which is upward curved toward the center, where a helmet is, on top of the stem, between rinceaux. At right: the support is formed by two half-figures, recumbent, of lions ending with upward-turned rinceaux crossing each other. The rinceaux have two branches, one ending in a spiral upon the head of the lions. Upon it stands a swan supporting with neck and wings the top. The other branches join in forming a heart form into which hangs a medllion holding a figure. Usual background., Rome, Italy, ca. 1785–1790, furniture, Drawing, Drawing
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Console tables, Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, Pen, brown ink, brush, brown wash, off-white laid paper, Two left sides, cornices, entablature, supported, two-legged winged chimera, tail, upward curved, center, helmet, top, stem, rinceaux, right, support, formed, two half-figures, recumbent, lions ending, upward-turned rinceaux crossing, rinceaux, two branches, ending, spiral upon, head, lions, Upon, stands, swan supporting, neck, wings, top, branches join, forming, heart form, hangs, medllion holding, figure, Usual background, Rome, Italy, ca, 1785–1790, furniture, Drawing, Drawing
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