Inlaid Flap Beech - Italy XX Century
Features
Age: 20th Century / 1901 - 2000
Origin: Italy
Description
Inlaid style flap, supported by wavy legs, on the front it has a drawer surmounted by a pair of drawers and an opening flap door concealing a cabinet with a central compartment and side drawers.
Product Condition:
Product that due to age and wear may require restoration and resumption of polishing.
Dimensions (cm):
Height: 102
Width: 91
Depth: 39,5
Seat height: 61
Additional Information
Age: 20th Century / 1901 - 2000
20th Century / 1901 - 2000Main essence:
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.The dictionary of antiques: Eclecticism
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Beech
It is a semi-hard wood which, unfortunately, is easily wormed, therefore it is considered poor. Due to its light but variegated shades, from blond to reddish, it was nevertheless appreciated by French cabinetmakers. It was mainly used for furniture structures or, as an alternative to walnut, by provincial English furniture makers for popular works, mostly in the 1700s. The noblest use is due to Thonèt, who applied the steam bending of the beech in the making of the furniture, in particular for the chairs that took his name. Alternative proposals
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