Empire Frame Pear Wood Italy 19th Century
Features
Style: Empire (1804-1815)
Age: XIX Century - from 1801 to 1900
Origin: Italia
Main essence: However
Description
Empire frame with engraved gorge made with pear wood. It has a printing representing " A family saved from shipwreck".
Product Condition:
Fair condition. Wear consistent with age and use.
Dimensions (cm):
Height: 60
Width: 75,5
Maximum size (cm):
Height: 73,5
Width: 89
Depth: 9
Additional Information
Style: Empire (1804-1815)
Decorative style of the furniture that is affirmed under the Empire of Napoleon Bonaparte, that is, between 1799, the year of his election as consul, and 1815, the year of his definitive defeat.It has many elements of continuity with the previous Direttorio style, in the more general Neoclassical climate, which derived from the study of classical antiquity the forms and models to be inspired in the creation of furniture.
The peculiar feature of this style is a greater grandeur and courtesy of the furnishings, which had to convey the grandeur of the French nation to the world, hence the name Empire style.
The furniture is characterized by straight, majestic and massive lines, adorned with motifs dear to Napoleon such as bees, eagles, large Ns surrounded by laurel, and, after the Egyptian campaign, many elements taken from Egyptian art.
He prefers the flat bronze decorations, often gilded, to the refined carvings of previous years.
The typical essence of Empire furniture is mahogany.
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Age: XIX Century - from 1801 to 1900
Main essence: However
Hard wood, with a smooth pinkish grain. Used mainly for the construction of country furniture and secondarily for carvings. It was often dyed glossy black to mimic and replace ebony in veneersOther customers have searched:
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