Image: Drawing, Design for a Surtout de Table (Centerpiece), 1780–90 (CH 18542829-2)

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Description: Design for a surtout de table (table centerpiece) whose theme is the ruins of Pompeii. The table’s legs are straight with fluting and a gilded lion mask. The sides of the tables are decorated with rows of moldings, the top being egg-and-dart. At each corner is a high oil lamp in the antique style. The center of the table is stepped. The sides are decorated with figural tablets and swags. Each tablet is topped by a miniature urn, bust, or sculpture. The center of the table features architectural ruins and gilded sculptures on inscribed plinths.
Title: Drawing, Design for a Surtout de Table (Centerpiece), 1780–90
Credit: Catalog Photo
Author: Unknown artistUnknown artist
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