Eugenio QUARTI (1867-1929) attributed to - Lot 78

Eugenio QUARTI (1867-1929) attributed to Rare lady's black-stained wood pedestal desk. The desk pad is sheathed in chamois leather. The pedestal opens to three small drawers and a niche, and is richly decorated with pewter marquetry featuring birds in flight. The entablature is embossed copper-plated and opens with a triangular drawer. The base, colonnades and struts are veneered with embossed copper and bone inlays (minor chips and accidents). Height : 97 - Width : 59.5 - Depth : 49 cm A chair with reversed uprights inlaid with star motifs and embossed copper, supporting a circular chamois and embossed copper wafer stretched with silk passementerie. The chamois leather seat rests on two turned wood columns plated with copper and bone. Height : 36 cm - Width : 31 - Depth : 43.5 cm