Agostino Gerli
Cabinet

ArtistItalian, active 1759–1784
CultureItalian
Titles
  • Cabinet
Datec. 1785
MediumKingwood, ebony, wax, pine gilt and Sicilian jasper
DimensionsOverall: 38 1/8 × 44 1/2 × 22 3/4 in. (96.8 × 113 × 57.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, museum purchase funded by the Rienzi Society
Object number2019.20
Current Location
Rienzi
Isla'S Gallery
On view

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Department
Rienzi
Object Type
ProvenanceTaddei family collection, Paris, late 19th century to c.1950, by repute; Private collection, France; [Burzio, London, 2018]; purchased by MFAH, 2019.
Exhibition HistoryNone
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Label inside cabinet: 23
Printed label on back of cabinet: [missing]anzas - 20, Bd Poniatowski - PARIS XIIe / TADDEI / 9
Printed label on underside of stone top: Gander & White / 97482 / #110q [illegible] / GANDER & WHITE SHIPPING LTD. / 99 - 101 Avenue Louis Roche / 92230 GENNEVILLIERS, France / Telephone: 00 33 1 55 02 27 00 / Fax: 00 33 1 55 02 27 09
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