Venetian “Blackamoor” console table – last quarter 19th century, in the manner of Valentino Besarel.

On a curved plinth with disc-shaped feet, spread carpet; the Moor squatting on it holding the table top.

Valentino Panciera Besarel (1829-1902)was born in Zoldo, in the province of Bellune, Veneto, Italy, the son of the wood carver Giovanni Batista Besarel. He established himself in the 1860’s with an atelier located in Venice. His trade card listed private patrons and royalty including Edward, Prince of Wales. He exhibited at the 1878 Paris Universelle Exposition, where he was awarded the Grande Medaille d’Or. He was awarded the Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur. The churches of Este and Conselve, near Padua possess many groups of saints executed by him.

Height 101cm
Width 69cm
Depth 58cm