Neo-Renaissance Cabinet Italy Early 20th Century
Features
Style: Neo-Renaissance Revival
Age: 20th Century / 1901 - 2000
Origin: Italy
Main essence: Poplar
Description
A cabinet with six drawers and four doors. Two upper doors with treated metal sheet grills. Cabled uprights and turnings. Manufactured in Italy, early 20th century.
Product Condition:
Fair condition. Wear consistent with age and use.
Dimensions (cm):
Height: 159
Width: 85
Depth: 36
Additional Information
Style: Neo-Renaissance Revival
Stylistic revival, from the 1900s, of the forms typical of the Renaissance style.This is a style that re-proposes, looking at the grandeur of the past, decorative motifs and decorations typical of the 1500s.
Mascheroni, cornices, columns carved with herms that make up typical architectural structures of Renaissance palaces, are the elements that characterize the Neo-Renaissance style.
These elements will remain in the production of furniture until the early 1900s, contaminating themselves with floral elements.
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Age: 20th Century / 1901 - 2000
20th Century / 1901 - 2000Main essence: Poplar
Essence considered "poor", it is a white wood, with yellowish or greyish shades, light and tender, which is easily damaged. It is used for rustic furniture or in the construction of furniture. The most valuable use it has had in the history of furniture is in Germany, in the 19th century, for veneers and inlays in the Biedermeier period. Alternative proposals
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