Sale 17CN02 | Lot 831

Italian Faux Marble Painted and Parcel Gilt Diorama of a Pharmacy

Catalogue: English & Continental Furniture / Old Masters / Russian Works of Art

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Lot 831
Italian Faux Marble Painted and Parcel Gilt Diorama of a Pharmacy
19th Century
Depicting an interior with a pharmacist standing above a seated man holding and a tooth in pincers, the vaulted interior fitted with albarelli, books, and mortar and pestle at the front, with two curtained doors reading MEDICAMENTA and FARMACOPEA above them, a chandelier hanging from the ceiling, the back with the motto HONORA MEDICUM/PROPTER NECESSITATEM/ETENIM ILUM CREAVIT ALTISSIMNS, the pedimented case with pierced foliate carved tympanum, the sides with engaged half-round pilasters with Ionic capitals. Height 26 inches (66 cm), width 22 inches (56 cm), depth 17 inches (43.2 cm).
Translation of the Latin motto from Ecclesiastes Sivach, 38:1: Honor a physician with the honor due unto him for the uses which ye may have of him; for the Lord hath created him.

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Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

Sold for $1,250 (includes buyer's premium)

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Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

Sold for $1,250 (includes buyer's premium)

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English & Continental Furniture / Old Masters / Russian Works of Art

Thu, May 25, 2017 at 10am EDT

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