Pair of Large Engravings of Apollo

Pair of Large Engravings of ApolloA very decorative large pair of engravings of Apollo, Circa 1820. Why we love them Rare large size, exquisitely engraved by Dante Mazzocchi Dalle Biave (17981853). The Apollino or Medici Apollo is a Roman copy of a Hellenistic sculpture of the adolescent god Apollo of the Apollo Lykeios type. It is now in the Uffizi, Florence. Found complete in Rome in the 17th century, though its exact early provenance is obscure, it was originally in the Borghese

the extensive refurbishing of Burghley House for the 9th Earl of Exeter

as expected of genuine antique furniture

An elegant George III Chippendale period side table or lowboy

Seatrails with batten-carrying holes

rope-twist bars

Having an elaborately painted armorial device adorning the oval back

almost architectural shape of the base

The rectangular top with applied moulded edge

covered in John Boyd Textiles luxurious horsehair fabric with brass trim

One vase has restorations and minor chip to the rim

of great colour and rare generous proportions

they can still crank over