An 18thC North Italian Polychrome Painted Centre Table / Desk c.1780 sub-Art & Sculpture though he is widely regarded

though he is widely regarded as one of the finest copper craftsmen of the arts and crafts period

mer-men and putti and having a dragon handles with flared necks in the grotesque manner

It is known that descendants of Lionel Hudson were last in residence in the village of Child Okeford

who applied for a patent of a petalled horn in January

1860 to the late 19th century

An 18thC North Italian Polychrome Painted Centre Table / Desk c.1780 sub-Art & Sculpture though he is widely regardedOrigin: North Italian Period: Rococo Baroque Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1780 Height: 31. 5 Width: 40. 75 Depth: 22. 75 (all at extremities) The beautifully hand painted kneehole desk or centre table with five drawers about the knee having later brass knob handles, on tapering square supports, the top, back and sides with all over decoration to include line decoration and ribbon tied floral swags, with a central urn of fruit to the top, the legs with