Tables, Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined, Left row: a plan of a round table, designs for two console tables. The upper one supported by two wingless chimerae, connected above by a festoon and standing in profile upon a base. The lower one is supported by two obliquely outward turned columns upon a base, iupon which stands inside an acanthus plant, probably containing a bowl. Center row: above a sketch of a console table partly overdrawn by the project of the left side of a console table, like the one upper left. Below: a console table supported upon a base by three pillars with lion's feet. They are fluted and foliated, the lateral ones higher than the central one. They have masks and a drapery festoon below the Ionic capitals which are connected by festoons. They are connected above the feet by moldings and above by a small moulding. The top is like cornices of an entablature with entwinced waved bands. Right row: above one leg and the left side of the top of a table. Below: a table leg consisting of a bird's foot, a calyx, a twiosted column and an eagle's head. Usual background., Rome, Italy, ca. 1795, furniture, Drawing, Drawing
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Tables, Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, Pen, brown ink, brush, brown wash, off-white laid paper, lined, Left row, plan, round table, designs, two console tables, upper, supported, two wingless chimerae, connected, festoon, standing, profile upon, base, lower, supported, two obliquely outward turned columns upon, base, iupon, stands inside, acanthus plant, containing, bowl, Center row, sketch, console table partly overdrawn, project, left side, console table, upper left, console table supported upon, base, three pillars, lion's feet, fluted, foliated, lateral ones higher, central, masks, drapery festoon, Ionic capitals, connected, festoons, connected, feet, moldings, small moulding, top, cornices, entablature, entwinced waved bands, Right row, leg, left side, top, table, table leg consisting, bird's foot, calyx, twiosted column, eagle's head, Usual background, Rome, Italy, ca, 1795, furniture, Drawing, Drawing
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