UNIQUE SiDEBOARD WITH STERLING SILVER “HUMAN ACTIVITIES” PANELS & ITALIAN MARBLE

Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very decorative sideboard with 24 sterling silver panels depicting the Human Activities

Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it covers within the M25 only for the UK and local Europe only for international, if you would like an accurate quote please send me your postcode and I’ll provide you with the exact price

A good looking and well made and super decorative piece, I have never seen another like it, each panel including the sides is decorated with six sterling silver, embossed panels which depict human activities, inside we find to gold gilt engraved panels which read as follows

PANEL 1

Human activities

The 24 tiles in silver 800 (stamped with silversmith stamp and lille stamp) reproduce and re-propose the marble tiles ascribed to Giollo in collaboration with Pisano and Maso da Banca

They were placed on the bell tower of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence and nore they are shown in the Museum of the Duomo

The production of the silver tiles is made by craftsmen and they are embossed with a particular technique typical of the engravers brain

PANEL 2

The silver tiles represent the human activities:

Section 1

The creation of the Man

The creation of the Woman

The work of ancestors

The sheeprearing

The astronomy

The margination

Section 2

The becalile asl

The art of construction

The laws

The Teaching

The medicine

The argument

Section 3

Bacous

The grape harvsest

The siga

The sculptures

The engravers

The smith

Section 4

Tho agriculture

Fubal and the music

The painting

The privative man

The side

Frasus

So there you have it, a very interesting piece with lots of detail that really is the conversation piece of all conversation pieces, its rare that something comes in to stock that commands attention like this

We have cleaned waxed and polished it, there are plenty of old patina marks, some scratches to the top of the marble, two of the panels have been pushed in on the sides, one more so than the other, there was a shelf but its not longer present, none of it really matters though, this is a work of art in any condition

Dimensions

Height:- 111.5cm

Width:- 135.5cm

Depth:- 57.5cm

Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point, if you would like any additional or specific measurements please ask

Any questions please feel free to ask before you bid

Condition

Please view the very detailed pictures as they form part of the description around condition

Please note vintage period and original items such as leather seating will always have natural patina in the form of cracking creasing and wear, we recommend regular waxing to ensure no moisture is lost, also hand dyed leather is not recommended to sit in direct sunlight for prolonged periods of time as it will dry out and fade.