Antique Pair 17th Century Baroque Carved & Gilded Solomonic Columns Italy 1680 Sculpture By family repute the table

By family repute the table has always been attributed to Christian Meyer

The following year

circa 1600

modeled in deep relief with a blue enamel ground & decorated with floral & geometric devices in green

The symbolism of the action of the figure of Love offering a rose to a butterfly is that of love beguiling the soul in search of pleasure

Antique Pair 17th Century Baroque Carved & Gilded Solomonic Columns Italy 1680 Sculpture By family repute the tableA fine and rare pair of Italian Baroque carved giltwood and polychrome painted Solomonic columns, late 17th century, circa 1680. Each spiral twist column carved with trailing grapevines and bunches of grapes, the decoration carved and gessoed and gilded on the polychrome columns. Each column with a Corinthian capital to the top and raised circular base with a square hand painted plinth, with polychrome scagliola technique, designed to resemble veined