Important painted display credenza - Modena, first half of the 18th century - published

Important painted display credenza bearing the Molza and Cortese coats of arms. Modena, first half of the 18th century Painted in 1815 for the wedding of Marquis Giuseppe Molza (Modena, 1782 - Verona, 1861), minister of foreign affairs to Duke Francesco IV of Austria Este and his son Francesco V of Austria Este, and Marchioness Luigia Cortese, niece of the bishop of Modena Tiburzio Cortese Dimensions: (w) 300 cm; (d) 90 cm; (h) 125 cm; Provenance: Palazzo Molza, via Ganaceto, current headquarters of the Modena Chamber of Commerce Published: G. Manni, Mille mobili emiliani, Artioli, Modena, 1986, page 68, ill. 123