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Book Review
Il Mobile a Roma dal Rinascimento al Barocco
01/2023 | 1438 | 165
Pages: 95-96
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Jervis, Simon (Jervis, Simon; J., S.; J., S. S.)
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Il Mobile a Roma dal Rinascimento al Barocco By Alvar González-Palacios. 507 pp. incl. 253 col. + 126 b. & w. ills. (Ugo Bozzi Editore, Rome, 2022), €33. ISBN 978–88–7003–067–9. | :
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4. Cabinet by Giacomo Herman. 1669–78, on an early 18th-century giltwood console table. Ebony veneer, mounted with lapis lazuli, jasper, gilt bronze and 14 gouache miniature paintings depicting views of Rome, and incorporating a clock by Giovanni Wenderlino Hessler and a virginal by Giovanni Battista Mambriani, dated 1676, 284 by 172 by 72.5 cm. (Private collection).
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Nicolas Pineau as a designer of ornament prints
09/2022 | 1434 | 164
Pages: 864-873
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Laurenti, Aurora (Laurenti, Aurora)
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1. Designs for table and consoles, by Jean Mariette, after Nicolas Pineau. c.1707–09. Etching, 20.5 by 26 cm. (From the series Nouveaux Desseins de Pieds de Tables et de Vases et Consoles de sculpture en bois Inventés par le Sieur Pineau sculpteur / a Paris chez Mariette rue S.Jacques aux colonnes d’Hercules, pl.1, in J. Mariette : Architecture à la mode, Paris 1709; Bibliothèque de l’Institut National d’Histoire de l’Art, Paris, collections Jacques Doucet; 4 est 420).
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10. Detail of Fig.9, showing rocailles with gadroons.
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11. ‘Agraffe en cartel’, by Jacques-François Blondel, after Nicolas Pineau, c. 1737. Etching. (From J.-F. Blondel and C.-A. Jombert: De la distribution des maisons de plaisance et de la décoration des édifices en général, pl.39, II Paris 1738, Paris, INHA, Collection Jacques Doucet, 4 RES 2 (2)).
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12. ‘Couronnement de Cheminée varié de deux façons, convenable pour une Chambre de parade’, by Jacques-François Blondel, after Nicolas Pineau. c.1737. Etching. (From J. Mariette and A.-C. d’Aviler: Cours d’Architecture, pl. 59d, Paris, 1738, ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Rar 6836).
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13. Design for a chimneypiece, by Nicolas Pineau. c.1737. Red chalk on paper, 42.8 by 25.3 cm. (Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, inv. no.29115).
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2. Designs for table and consoles, by Jean Mariette, after Nicolas Pineau. c.1707–09. Etching, 20.5 by 26 cm (From the series Nouveaux Desseins de Pieds de Tables et de Vases et Consoles de sculpture en bois Inventés par le Sieur Pineau sculpteur / a Paris chez Mariette rue S.Jacques aux colonnes d’Hercules, pl.6, in J. Mariette: Architecture à la mode, Paris 1709; Bibliothèque de l’Institut National d’Histoire de l’Art, Paris, collections Jacques Doucet; 4 est 420).
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3. Designs for torchères, by Jean Mariette, after Nicolas Pineau. c.1707–09. Etching, 20.5 by 26 cm. (From the series Nouveau desseins de Plaques, Consoles, Torcheres, et Médailliers de l’invention du S.r Pineau Sculpteur / A Paris chez JMariette rue S.Jacques aux Colonnes d’Hercules, pl.4; Bibliothèque de l’Institut National d’Histoire de l’Art, Paris, Jacques Doucet collections; RES 50).
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4. Three designs for cartouches by Antoine Herisset, after Nicolas Pineau. 1710–16? Etching, 28.7 by 22 cm. (From the series [Cartouches] a Paris chez Mariette rue S. Jacques aux colonnes d’Hercules, pl.1; Paris, INHA, Jacques Doucet collection, FOL EST 452).
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5. ‘Dessin de porte pour le cabinet de Samajesté [sic]’, by Nicolas Pineau. c.1718. Pencil, black and red chalk on paper, 25 by 13.5 cm. (Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, inv. no.29124).
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6. Designs for chimneypieces, by Nicolas Pineau. c.1720–25? Black chalk on paper, 32 by 20.8 cm. (Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, inv. nos.29098A and 29098B).
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7. ‘Dessein de Cheminée et de Lambris de l’invention du S.r Pineau’, by Jacques-François Blondel, after Nicolas Pineau. Engraving, 35.5 by 22.5 cm. (From the series Dessein de Cheminée pour un Cabinet dont la decorazion variée du Lambris est des plus riches / Mariette exc., pl.5, in J. Mariette: Architecture Françoise, III, Paris 1738; Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris; Les 1803).
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8. ‘Decoration de Cheminée, accompagnee d’un riche lambris, propre pour une Gallerie/ A Paris chez Mariette rue S. Jacques aux Colonnes d’Hercules’, by Jacques-François Blondel after Nicolas Pineau. Engraving, 33 by 23 cm. (From the series Decoration de Cheminée pour un grand Apartement, pl.2, in J. Mariette: Architecture Françoise, III, Paris 1738; Paris, INHA, Jacques Doucet collection, FOL EST 452).
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9. ‘Décoration intérieure du côté de l’entrée de la galerie de l’Hôtel de Villars Le Roux invenit / Blondel sculpsit’, by Jacques-François Blondel after Nicolas Pineau. 1746. Etching, 33.7 by 23.5 cm. (From Plans et Décorations intérieures De La Galerie de l’Hôtél de Villars [. . .]; Paris, INHA, Collection Jacques Doucet, EST 469).
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A set of ebony and ivory inlaid furniture for the Duke of Urbino
06/2022 | 1431 | 164
Pages: 546-557
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Tavella, Mario (Tavella, Mario)
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1. The studiolo shown in Fig.2 and the credenza shown in Fig.9 reunited. (Galleria Nazionale delle Marche, Urbino).
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10. Hinged panel from the top of one of the della Rovere cabinets, attributed to Giorgio Tedesco and Giulio Lupi, c.1599, incorporated into a base made c.1656–67. Ebony inlaid with ivory, 25 by 35 cm. (Private collection).
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11. The studiolo shown in Fig.2 and the credenza shown in Fig.9. (Galleria Nazionale delle Marche, Urbino).
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12. The credenza shown in Fig.9 opened.
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13. The credenza on the base, as it appeared at auction in Belgium in 1951. The base is in a private collection.
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14. Hinged panel from the top of one of the della Rovere cabinets, attributed to Giorgio Tedesco and Giulio Lupi. c.1599, altered to include the grand ducal crown and incorporated into the top of the prie-dieu shown in Fig.8, c.1656–67. Ebony inlaid with ivory, 32 by 57 cm. (Galleria Nazionale delle Marche, Urbino).
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15. Hinged panel from the top of one of the della Rovere cabinets, attributed to Giorgio Tedesco and Giulio Lupi. c.1599. Ebony inlaid with ivory, in a giltwood frame, 28.5 by 39 cm. (Private collection).
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2. Studiolo with cerquate decoration, attributed to Giorgio Tedesco and Giulio Lupi. c.1599. Ebony inlaid with ivory, 67 by 73 by 45 cm. (Galleria Nazionale delle Marche, Urbino; photograph Claudio Ripalti – MIC, GNdM-Urbino).
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3. The studiolo shown in Fig.2 opened. (Galleria Nazionale delle Marche, Urbino. Photograph Claudio Ripalti – MIC, GNdM-Urbino).
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4. Francesco Maria II della Rovere, Duke of Urbino, by Giorgio Picchi. c.1590. Oil on canvas, 130 by 97 cm. (Altomani & Sons, Pesaro).
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5. Top of the table shown in Fig.6. Ebony inlaid with ivory, 83 by 133 cm. (Private collection; © Sotheby’s).
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6. Table, attributed to Giorgio Tedesco and Giulio Lupi. c.1596–97. Ebony inlaid with ivory, 83 by 133 by 83 cm. (Private collection; © Sotheby’s).
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7. Detail of the hinged panel on the top of the studiolo shown in Fig.2. (Galleria Nazionale delle Marche, Urbino; photograph Claudio Ripalti – MIC, GNdM-Urbino).
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8. Prie-dieu. Florence, c.1656–67, incorporating panels attributed to Giorgio Tedesco and Giulio Lupi, c.1599. Ebony inlaid with ivory, 92 by 74 by 80 cm. (Galleria Nazionale delle Marche, Urbino; photograph Claudio Ripalti – MIC, GNdM-Urbino).
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9. Credenza with cerquate decoration, attributed to Giorgio Tedesco and Giulio Lupi. c.1599. Ebony inlaid with ivory, 74.5 by 72 by 46 cm. (Private collection, on loan to the Galleria Nazionale delle Marche, Urbino).
Letter
The Grimani tables
10/2019 | 1399 | 161
Pages: 801
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Jervis, Simon (Jervis, Simon; J., S.; J., S. S.)
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3. Pietre dure table, Rome, probably acquired by Giovanni Grimani. c.1580–85. 116.5 by 165 cm. (Private collection).
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4. Pietre dure table, Florence, inlaid with the arms of the Grimani family, commissioned by Antonio Grimani. c.1605–16. 115.5 by 150 cm. (Private collection).
Exhibition Review
Luigi Valadier: Splendor in Eighteenth-Century Rome. The Frick Collection, New York
01/2019 | 1390 | 161
Pages: 70-72
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Baarsen, Reinier (Baarsen, Reinier)
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16. Caddinet with the coat of arms of Henry, Cardinal Duke of York, by Luigi Valadier. c.1785. Silvergilt, 10 by 37.7 by 30.3 cm. (The Royal Collection, © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II; exh. The Frick Collection, New York).
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17. Detail of a deser, by Luigi Valadier. c.1778. Marbles, hardstones, glass, enamel, gilt bronze and other materials, the stand: 12.5 by 280 by 83 cm. (Royal Palace and Archaeological Museum, Madrid; exh. The Frick Collection, New York).
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18. Altar service for Cardinal Orsini, by Luigi Valadier. 1768. Silver-gilt. (Cathedral of San Nicola, Muro Lucano; exh. The Frick Collection, New York).
Exhibition Review
Charles Rennie Mackintosh: Making the Glasgow Style. Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow
08/2018 | 1385 | 160
Pages: 681-684
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Donnelly, Max (Donnelly, Max)
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22. Book binding for L’Evangile de L’Enfance de Notre Seigneur Jésus Christ, by Jessie M. King. c.1900–01. Tooled vellum with gilding, 30.6 cm by 23.5 cm. (Glasgow Museums; exh. Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow).
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23. Stencil card for the decoration of the Hill House, Helensburgh, designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and made by Guthrie & Wells. 1904. Card and paint, 54 cm by 41.5 cm. (Glasgow Museums; exh. Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow).
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24. Water sprite, designed by William Gibson Morton and probably made by William Stewart. 1895– 96. Leaded coloured glass, 72 cm by 64.2 cm. (Glasgow Museums; exh. Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow).
Exhibition Review
Thomas Chippendale
05/2018 | 1382 | 160
Pages: 414-416
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10. Armchair from a set of twelve by Thomas Chippendale. c.1774. Carved and gilded limewood, with the original tapestry covers, 105 by 70 by 74 cm. (Newby Hall, Yorkshire; exh. Leeds City Museum).
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11. Pier table made for the Yellow Damask Sitting Room at Harewood House, Yorkshire, by Thomas Chippendale. 1775. Various woods, the frame originally silvered, 95 by 235 by 67 cm. (Private collection; exh. Leeds City Museum).
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12. Library armchair from a set of six by Thomas Chippendale. 1768. Mahogany, originally covered in ‘Green hair Cloth’, 96 by 68 by 59 cm. (Nostell Priory, Yorkshire, The National Trust; exh. Leeds City Museum).
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13. Cabinet, one of a pair made for Melbourne House, London, by Thomas Chippendale. c.1773. Mahogany and various woods, 238 by 114 by 53 cm. (The Trustees of the Firle Estate Settlement; exh. Leeds City Museum).
Article
A tale of two tables
06/2013 | 1323 | 155
Pages: 390-395
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Harris, Eileen (Harris, Eileen)
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35. Side-table, one of a pair from 20 St James's Square, London, designed by Robert Adam (Annenberg Retreat, Sunnylands, Rancho Mirage CA)
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36. Borghese dancers, by Lamberto Cristiano Gori. 1770. Scagliola table-top (Annenberg Retreat, Sunnylands, Rancho Mirage CA)
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37. Maidens adorning a candelabrum, by Lamberto Cristiano Gori. 1770. Scagliola table-top (Annenberg Retreat, Sunnylands, Rancho Mirage CA)
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39. Nuptiales Chorae, plate 63 from Admirando Romanarum antiquitatum, by Giovanni Pietro Bellori and Pietro Santi Bartoli, Rome 1693.
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40. Il triofo Romano, by Lamberto Cristiano Gori. 1768. Scagliola table-top (Galleria Palatina, Palazzo Pitti, Florence)
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41. Chimney-piece in the front drawing room at 20 St James's Square, London, designed by Robert Adam
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42. 'Design of a Frame for the Scagiola Tables for Sir Watkin Wynn Baronet. Adelphie August 24 1773' by Robert Adam (Courtesy of the Trustees of the Sir John Soane's Museum, London; photography by Ardon Bar-Hama)
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43. 'Candlestick for Sir Watkin Wynne Bart./9 March 1773' by Robert Adam (Courtesy of the Trustees of the Sir John Soane's Museum, London; photograph by Ardon Bar-Hama)
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44. Side-table, one of a pair from 20 St James's Square, London, designed by Robert Adam (Annenberg Retreat, Sunnylands, Rancho Mirage CA)
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38. Borghese dances. Greco-Roman, 2nd century AD (Musée du Louvre, Paris)
Article
The 'Omaggio delle Provincie Venete': A Venetian Table Made for the Empress of Austria Rediscovered
06/2001 | 1179 | 143
Pages: 345-350
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Feo, Roberto de (Feo, Roberto de)
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29. The Compassion of Ezekias, by Francesco Hayez. 1817. Pen and Ink, 26.1 by 32.9 cm. (Private Collection).
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30. The Austrian Court Crossing the Rialto Bridge, by Roberto Roberti. 1817. 65 by 92 cm. (Private Collection).
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31. Engraving after Fig.33 by Giuseppe Dala after a Design by Giuseppe Borsato. 1817. Engraving, 45.5 by 29.8 cm. (From Omaggio delle Provincie Venete..., Venice [1818]). [Table, Designed by Giuseppe Borsato, Executed by Benedetto Barbaria, Bartolomeo Bongiovanni and Giacomo Bazzani. 1817. Mahogany, Gilt Bronze, Glass Pastes, Gold, Silver and Smalto, 86 by 84.5 cm. (Konopiště Castle, Czech Republic).]
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32. Table, Designed by Giuseppe Borsato, Executed by Benedetto Barbaria, Bartolomeo Bongiovanni and Giacomo Bazzani. 1817. Mahogany, Gilt Bronze, Glass Pastes, Gold, Silver and Smalto, 86 by 84.5 cm. (Konopiště Castle, Czech Republic).
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33. Top of the Table in Fig.32. [Table, Designed by Giuseppe Borsato, Executed by Benedetto Barbaria, Bartolomeo Bongiovanni and Giacomo Bazzani. 1817. Mahogany, Gilt Bronze, Glass Pastes, Gold, Silver and Smalto, 86 by 84.5 cm. (Konopiště Castle, Czech Republic).]
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34. Design for the Inner Table-Top of Fig.35, ?by Giuseppe Borsato. Water-Colour, 69 by 90 cm. (Museo Vetrario, Murano). [Table, Designed by Giuseppe Borsato, Executed by Benedetto Barbaria, Bartolomeo Bongiovanni and Giacomo Bazzani. 1817. Mahogany, Gilt Bronze, Glass Pastes, Gold, Silver and Smalto, 86 by 84.5 cm. (Konopiště Castle, Czech Republic).]
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35. Bureau Plat, Designed by Giuseppe Borsato, Glasswork by Benedetto Barbaria. 1811. Glass Pastes, Bronze and Smalto, 88 by 113 by 79 cm. (Musée Napoleon I, Château de Fontainebleau).
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36. The Empress Carolina Augusta's Bedroom at the Hofburg, by Johan Stephan Deker. Water-Colour. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
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37. The Imperial Family of Austria in the Apartment of the Empress Carolina Augusta, by Johann Passini after a Painting by Peter Fendi. 1834. Coloured Etching, 49 by 61 cm. (Historisches Museum, Vienna).
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38. The Empress Carolina Augusta's Sitting Room at the Hofburg, by Johan Stephan Deker. Water-Colour. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Short Notice
Two Tables
10/1991 | 1063 | 133
Pages: 710-712
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Jervis, Simon (Jervis, Simon; J., S.; J., S. S.)
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55. Altar-Table, Supplied by William Smith. Oak, 85.7 by 141 by 77.5 cm. (Holy Trinity Church, Staunton Harold, Leicestershire).
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56. Side View of Fig.55. [Altar-Table, Supplied by William Smith. Oak, 85.7 by 141 by 77.5 cm. (Holy Trinity Church, Staunton Harold, Leicestershire).]
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57. Altar-Table (?). c.1665. Oak, 88.9 by c.141 by 88.9 cm. (St Helen's Church, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire).
Western art unattributed:
58. Side View of Fig.57. [Altar-Table (?). c.1665. Oak, 88.9 by c.141 by 88.9 cm. (St Helen's Church, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire).]
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