Bidspirit auction | Italian Venetian Blackamoor Figural Console

Italian Venetian Blackamoor Figural Console Table - Origin: Italy Date: Early 20th century Period/Style: Venetian Baroque Revival Materials: Carved, painted, and parcel-gilt wood with gesso Form: Figural console table Description: An Italian Venetian-style console table in the traditional Blackamoor form. The carved and black-painted male attendant figure wears parcel-gilt jewelry, a feathered skirt, and a turban while supporting an upright torch-form element surmounted by a sweeping plume that braces the top. The figure stands on a hexagonal plinth raised on three outward-scrolling acanthus-carved legs. The shaped console top has a molded gilt border surrounding a pale blue-green painted field decorated with a central scrolling foliate cartouche. Marks: Underside stamped MADE IN ITALY. Remnant of a paper label to the underside. Dimensions: 29.5 in. H, 26.5 in. W, 13 in. D Shipping note: Stevens Auction Company does not provide packing or shipping services. For this auction, and only for property we determine can be reasonably transported, Stevens Auction Company will, at the purchaser's written request after the auction, deliver the property to The UPS Store #3164, 1020 N Gloster St, Tupelo, MS 38804, for third-party packing and shipment. Whenever possible, purchasers should contact the store at (662) 840-7222 or store3164@theupsstore.com and obtain a packing and shipping quote before requesting delivery. Store information is available at https://locations.theupsstore.com/ms/tupelo/1020-n-gloster-st. The purchaser is solely responsible for selecting and paying for all packing, shipping, insurance, and related services directly with The UPS Store. Delivery is provided solely as a courtesy, at the purchaser's request and sole risk. Stevens Auction Company assumes no responsibility or liability for loss, damage, delay, packing, handling, transportation, shipment, or any claim arising from delivery to or possession by The UPS Store. Purchasers requesting this service must notify Stevens Auction Company promptly after the auction at info@stevensauction.com. Property must be removed from our premises within fifteen (15) days following the auction. Property not removed within that period is subject to a storage charge of $10 per day per item under our terms and conditions. Additional recommended third-party shippers and information are available at stevensauction.com. Condition: Scattered scratches, abrasions, craquelure, and losses are present throughout the painted and gilt surfaces. The top exhibits age cracks, areas of finish lifting, rubbing, and small losses, particularly along the molded edges. Additional wear and minor edge losses are visible to the feet, plinth, figure, and underside. The decoration may have scattered old retouching. No major structural break noted.