Pair of Antique Italian Wall Brackets
£2,500
A theatrical pair of Venetian carved and polychrome gilt wall brackets, each in the form of a Nubian harlequin jester wearing an elaborate outfit and performing acrobatics on silks draped from the serpentine shelves.
Height 33 cm (13 inches)
Width 28 cm (11 inches)
Depth 18 cm (7 inches)
Italian. Late 19th Century
A comparable pair of brackets were sold from the collection of Doris Duke at Christies New York, 5 Jun 2004 lot 326 (illustrated)
