Chest Of Drawers Art Nouveau Sessile Oak Brass Italy End 800 Early 900

Chest Of Drawers Art Nouveau Sessile Oak Brass Italy End 800 Early 900

Features

Style: Art Nouveau (1890-1920)

Age: 19th Century / 1801 - 1900 , 20th Century / 1901 - 2000

Origin: Italy

Main essence: Sessile Oak

Material: Brass

Description

Liberty chest of drawers, double row of drawers on the front blocked with small doors set on the uprights that can be opened thanks to the hinges. The larger drawer hides a bookstand. There is a compartment on the upper part that can be accessed through a glass flap door on the front; there is glass on the sides as well. Sessile oak, it is decorated with refined symmetrical twists of ivy leaves, brass threaded and inlaid with briar-root; the top is carved and perforated with similar vegetal motifs.

Product Condition:
Fair condition. Wear consistent with age and use.

Dimensions (cm):
Height: 175,5
Width: 92,5
Depth: 40

With certificate of authenticity

Certificate issued by: Enrico Sala

Additional Information

Style: Art Nouveau (1890-1920)

Historical stylistic period formed from the end of the 19th century (c. 1890) after the Umbertino style and continued until the First World War.
The current was characterized by the floral influence and the soft and curved lines, a typical example are the "whiplashes".
The first signs of this new era came from architects such as Hector Guimard (1867-1942) who built numerous buildings and hotels, but also from people such as Arthur Mackmurdo furniture designer and Arthur Liberty late 19th century London industrial and merchant who began to produce upholstery fabrics with floral motifs with soft and sinuous shapes.
The 1900 Paris Universal Exposition was an important point for the development and affirmation of Liberty in the following decade.
Liberty was called in different ways according to the nation, universally known as Art-Nouveau and it is thought that Arthur Liberty derives the name given in Italy to this beautiful stylistic current.
The name Art-Nouveau, on the other hand, is thought to derive from a shop located in Paris called Maison de l'Art Nouveau which began to show off furniture items with a new and innovative design in its windows.
With the end of the First World War, the naturalistic period of Liberty ended and the Art-Decò style emerged with more rigid and geometric lines.
Find out more about the Liberty style with our insights:
Art Nouveau: birth and development of a style
Milan Liberty between flowers and colors
The Liberty of Carlo Zen
Decorative forms and elegance in a Liberty lounge
FineArt: Eoloe Cupido, Liberty sculpture by Luca Madrassi
FineArt: Nymph and Faun, Art Nouveau sculpture by Giuseppe Siccardi

Age:

19th Century / 1801 - 1900

20th Century / 1901 - 2000

Main essence: Sessile Oak

Under the name of oak or oak various types of woods derived from plants of the genus quercus are grouped. They are always resistant, hard and compact woods. Oak is lighter than oak, both are used for more rustic furniture or for the interiors of French and English antique furniture. In other processes it was gradually replaced by the advent of exotic woods considered more valuable since the 18th century.