Inlaid Chest of Drawers Walnut Pine Marple Central Italy 18th Century

Code :  ANMOCA0105014

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Inlaid Chest of Drawers Walnut Pine Marple Central Italy 18th Century

Code :  ANMOCA0105014

not available

Inlaid Chest of Drawers Walnut Pine Marple Central Italy 18th Century

Features

Age:  18th Century / 1701 - 1800

Origin:  Central Italy

Main essence:  Maple Walnut Pine

Description

Center Italian chest of drawers supported by curved feet and a moulded lower band. It has a crossbow shaped front with 3 drawers and two more placed side by side in the undertop band; pillars at 45°. Walnut slab decorated with marple phitomorphic motifs and pine 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: 98
Width: 129
Depth: 60

Additional Information

Age: 18th Century / 1701 - 1800

18th Century / 1701 - 1800

Main essence:

Maple

Hard, light wood used for inlays. It grows mainly in Austria, but it is widespread throughout the northern hemisphere, from Japan to North America, passing through China and Europe. It is one of the lightest woods ever, tending to white, it is similar to lime or birch wood. The briar is used in the production of ancient secretaires .

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.

Pine

The term pine wood indicates the essence from various species of conifers, especially Scots pine, maritime pine and pinea pine. Used since ancient times for the most common furniture, with the advent of the veneer technique, in the 1600s, it was widely used in the construction of the structure of even luxury furniture, which were then covered, decorated (in Venice) or gilded ( in England). It has a color that varies from white to yellow with reddish hues and can be both very soft and very hard.
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