The New York herald., 1921-02-12
Dec orazioni MURAL
AU QUATRIEME

Many OF the treasures
purchased from the Pal
azzo Carminati by Au Qua
trieme will be used as wall
decorations in the modern
house. They are not only
fine old canvases that hung
in the Salons of the old
Palace, but boiserie taken
from the great rooms
themselves.
There is the fine old XVII.
Century walnut paneling, suit
able for library or dining room,
in the shape Of a high VAIN
scoting. The panels are form
ed by mouldings separated by
delicate carved Corinthian col
umns, and the whole rests on
a paneled base.
There are 81 u running feet
of this panelling, feet high.
In the same room are 581a
running feet of carved icornices
to go at the top of the ceiling.
The space between the ceiling
and wainscoting have been
paneled with old red brocade.
The two doorways of the room
are 7 feet 10 inches high lex
tending above the wainscot-
ing), and are A feet wide. The
boiserie consists of ten large
panels, four small panels and
four extra columns. Price
$4,000.
For a lovely salon, where a
charming background, soft in
color, and lovely in them is
needed, are five imported
paintings by the Venetian
painter, Zais.
These panels are Italian
landscapes and are more in
teresting because they still
have their old Venetian frames
painted yellow and crossed
with blue and rose ribbons;
$4,000 set of five.
The largest panel, height, Z
feet, / inch, length, 10 feet, 8
INCHES. Four other panels,
height, 5 feet, 8 inches, length,
5 feet, 5 inches.
Zais was born in Venice and
studied under Zuccarelli while
f,a In rif Y.ai m qd
landscapes and battle scenes
with notable success. He died
at an advanced age in 1854.
The Academia of Venice con-
tains one of his pictures.
Three large antique Vene
tian double panels, done II
Chinese style, are unusually in
teresting. They are very quaint
arrangements of Chinese still
life, done in the Chinese style
but obviously through the
Venetian medium, which makes
them extraordinarily interest
ing.
Each panel contains 81,
small panels of still life anc
flowers set in separate mould
ings. The frames are covered
with old green Italian paper
The painted panels are done
on paper in the brilliant colors
of lacquer applied on canvas
and vanished. $3.50 set ot
three. Height of each double
panel, 6 feet, A inches, width
5 feet, Z inches.
A very lovely Louis XVI
Venetian painted canvas tina
is decidedly French in feeling
has a beautiful soft grey back
ground on which are repeated
motifs of baskets, of Lowell.
fruits and birds intertwifie'
with soft blue ribbon. This i
a marvelously lovely bit o
decorative wall covering, suit
able for a charming boudoir o
for small French salon. Pric
S400.
Four large panels and fou
over-doors by the Venetian
painter Maggiotto, are of carv
ed wood, done in graceful fes
toons and decorations an
painted white.
Painted medallions W t.
portraits are in the centre o
each panel and smaller medal
lions Of fruit and flowers ar
at the sides. $4,000 set. Size o
three large panels. Height,
feet, 6 inches each, width,
feet, inches each.> Size o
over-doors. Height, 2 feet,
inches each, width, A feet,
inches each.
Maggiotto. a pupil or at least
an imitator OF Piazzetta. was
born In Venice In 1920. The few
works that he has left IN the
country show the good influence