Charles X Wardrobe Rosewood Italy 19th Century

Italy Last quarter of the 18th century

Lombard neoclassical chest of drawers veneered in briar walnut with borders in bois de rose and violets, Italy, last quarter of the 18th century. On the front, the three drawers as well as the sides are framed by a relief frame, highlighted by the uprights where the pilasters have a third order of projection that outlines the architectural character of the piece of furniture. On the sides as on the frote, thanks to the flush drawers with retractable chain, we find reserves in walnut briar inlaid in boxwood and maple, with floral and phytomorphic motifs arranged circularly and vase elements. On the frames of the reserves are Greek inlaid with successive leaves and on the uprights motifs with sloping discs. Feet in a jar. Top in Bardiglio gray marble replaced, restorations. The piece of furniture presents in the taste of the inlay and in the arrangement of the same, different points of contact with the work of Mortarino both in the furniture attributed to him and in the certain ones; to this example the inlaid motifs on the uprights are reflected in the side borders of the two Mantuan dressers. See Enrico Sala, Maggiolini & Co.

Cupboard with Showcase

Small sideboard with two doors and two drawers surmounted by a showcase with side shelves supported by thin turned uprights. The panels of the doors like those of the sides of the riser contain floral ceramics, in the center of the door with glass there is a bas-relief ceramic panel with the allegory of painting, this is an indecipherable signature, on the back the "Goldchelder Wien" brand , referable to the well-known Viennese ceramics factory and engraved with the numbers "0764 / 16 / 30&". The wavy feet, the cymatium, like the rest of the piece of furniture, have small "whiplash"carvings and carved florals, defined by gilding and lacquering. Brass-coated frames, hardware, worked in floral style with partly gilded copper sheet flowers and fruits.

18th Century / 1701 - 1800

Sideboard with a semi-circular front. Supported by four truncated pyramid shaped uprights with vase-shaped feet, it has a narrow under the top drawer in the middle part, while there are two more thin drawers on the sides, under which there are two larger service drawers, on the corners there are two decorated doors that imitate the front of the drawers. Mahogany with mahogany feather banded veneer in the front, with maple and ebony threading, a carved maple reserve decorates the uprights; the drawers and the doors are enriched with an ebony thread on the edges, as well as the border of the mahogany head of the top; the top is a single mahogany board. The handles are gilded bronze pendants with a central rosette. On the back of the top there are inserts for the fastening of the brass beams that were supposed to hold the lights and other service equipment.