Caption
Decorated sideboard, No 13 Buffet, photograph, page, inscription: 'Ies. 160', inscription: 'Alto, 215. Largo, 111. Fondo, 49.', c. 1878 - c. 1885, photographer, paper, albumen print, height 131 mm x width 96 mm, Photo on unnumbered page, ornamental cupboard, A tall ornate wooden cabinet fills the frame, showing its upper decorative crest, carved panels, and base. The top features a curved carved pediment with floral and shell-like motifs and a central oval medallion, with a vertical lighter streak running down from near the crest. Below that is a horizontal frieze with circular rosette carvings and fluted details, followed by a recessed panel with intricately carved scrolling foliage and a central cartouche. The middle section has a projecting shelf with a row of small repeating rectangular dentils along its edge and a large carved panel beneath depicting swirling acanthus leaves and a stylized face at the center. Flanking columns with carved vertical ridges and small sculpted faces support the shelf. The lower doors display tall rectangular panels framed by carved borders, each panel filled with elaborate symmetrical botanical scrollwork centered on a prominent sculpted mask-like face, and vertical bands of circular motifs between the panels. The cabinet stands on a molded stepped base with carved egg-and-dart and leaf patterns and rests on claw-like feet. The surface shows a uniform aged tone and the background is a plain wall and floor.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26A81_099
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35.9Mb (7.6Mb) / 10.0in x 14.0in / 2991 x 4197 (300dpi)