Venetian Neo-Classical Writing Desk Cherry Italy 18th Century

Code :  ANTASC0088605

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Venetian Neo-Classical Writing Desk Cherry Italy 18th Century

Code :  ANTASC0088605

not available

Venetian Neo-Classical Writing Desk Cherry Italy 18th Century

Features

Style:  Neo-Classical (1765-1790)

Age:  18th Century / 1701 - 1800

Origin:  Veneto, Italy

Main essence:  Silver Fir Cherry

Description

Venetian Neo-classical writing desk supported by pyramidal truncated legs tightened at the top by a collar and ilaid with leafy motifs; the undertop band is decorated with phitomorphic motifs and grotesque masks and originally it had a drawer on each of the long side that had been replace by an holy drawer. Cherry veneered top inlayd with geometrical motifs of various wood essences. Cherry with silver fir interiors.

Product Condition:
Fair condition. Wear consistent with age and use. Any damage or loss is displayed as completely as possible in the pictures. Product with a Certificate of Authenticity and Lawful Origin.

Dimensions (cm):
Height: 75
Width: 96
Depth: 64

Additional Information

Style: Neo-Classical (1765-1790)

This historical period includes a properly definable first phase of the Louis XVI style.
Only later, with the maturation of archaeological fashions, a new vision of the civilization of furniture is formulated and codified, now fully ascribable to the Neoclassical style.
In fact, both trends coexist in unison until the last years of the eighteenth century.
In the field of cabinet making, the Direttorio, Retour d'Egypte, Consolare and Impero styles also fall within the neoclassical era.
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Age: 18th Century / 1701 - 1800

18th Century / 1701 - 1800

Main essence:

Silver Fir

Soft coniferous wood, used for rustic furniture or to build the chest, that is the structure, of furniture then veneered in more precious woods. It has been used since ancient times, its most valuable use is, in the Spruce variant, in the inlays of French antique furniture of the '700 . The spruce, more typical of northern Europe, in Italy grows mainly in the Eastern Alps at altitudes above 1300 m. The noblest use of this essence was in the construction of violins, guitars and cellos: Stradivari himself produced his famous violins with this wood.

Cherry

Obtained from prunus cerasus , a plant of oriental origin, it is a hard wood with a light and delicate color, with a reddish vein. Due to its diffusion and availability it was used in Europe in popular furniture. In cabinet making, in the seventeenth century, it was widely used in France and England for inlay work. In Italy it was very successful in Lucca. It was also very popular in the United States for the manufacture, from the late 1600s, of commonly used furniture.
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