Neo-Renaissance Cupboard Walnut Silver Fir Italy 19th Century

Code :  ANMOCR0102342

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Neo-Renaissance Cupboard Walnut Silver Fir Italy 19th Century

Code :  ANMOCR0102342

not available

Neo-Renaissance Cupboard Walnut Silver Fir Italy 19th Century

Features

Style:  Neo-Renaissance (1820-1890)

Age:  19th Century / 1801 - 1900

Origin:  Italy

Main essence:  Silver Fir Walnut

Description

Neo-Renaissance sideboard supported by lion feet, on the front it has two doors surmounted by two drawers. Made of walnut, it is carved with Renaissance-style motifs, such as the fluted base, rosettes on the doors, telamons and caryatids on the uprights and grotesque masks under the top; silver fir interior.

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: 102
Width: 156
Depth: 56

Additional Information

Style: Neo-Renaissance (1820-1890)

Nineteenth-century recovery and re-evaluation of forms and styles typical of the Renaissance.
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Age: 19th Century / 1801 - 1900

19th Century / 1801 - 1900

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.

Walnut

Walnut wood comes from the plant whose botanical name is juglans regia , probably originally from the East but very common in Europe. Light or dark brown in color, it is a hard wood with a beautiful grain, widely used in antique furniture. It was the main essence in Italy throughout the Renaissance and later had a good diffusion in Europe, especially in England, until the advent of mahogany. It was used for solid wood furniture and sometimes carvings and inlays, its only big limitation is that it suffers a lot from woodworm. In France it was widely used more than anything else in the provinces. In the second half of the eighteenth century its use decreased significantly because mahogany and other exotic woods were preferred.
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