1. Made by a Master
Estimate £40,000-£60,000 Sold £200,000
A 300-year-old centre table was the star performer at a sale of selected contents from Exbury House in Hampshire, mounted by Woolley & Wallis last autumn. Lot 225 in the Exbury House: Le Goût Rothschild sale (previewed in Oct) showcased the Italian technique of micromosaic decoration combined with carved slabs of Siena marble. The piece is believed to have been made around l800-l8l0 in the Rome or Milan workshop of Giacomo Raffaelli, a master craftsman Credited with the
