Chest of Drawers Louis Philippe Walnut Italy XIX Century - Italy Half XIX Century
Features
Style: Louis Philippe (1830-1848)
Age: 19th Century / 1801 - 1900
Origin: Napoli, Campania, Italy
Main essence: Silver Fir , Walnut , Pine
Material: Walnut Veneer , Carved Wood , Marble
Description
Louis Philippe Neapolitan chest of drawers veneered in walnut, Italy mid-19th century. Shaped gray marble top, moved front with 4 drawers with uprights and feet at 45 ° decorated with leafy carvings and curls; pine and fir interior. Lack of frames on the front and 1 lock.
Product Condition:
Product that, due to age and usage, requires restoration and polishing works.
Dimensions (cm):
Height: 119
Width: 129,5
Depth: 64,5
Additional Information
Style: Louis Philippe (1830-1848)
The Louis Philippe style develops in a context characterized by two main factors: the expansion of the bourgeoisie and the advent of the industrialization of production processes.
This style therefore faces the decline of artisans and the new needs of economy and comfort.
Aesthetically it incorporates elements from the past, especially from the Gothic and the Renaissance, preferring very curved shapes for the seat backs, legs and deer-like feet, with a very rich decoration.
It mainly uses dark woods: ebony, rosewood and mahogany, side by side for contrast with light elements.
Find out more with our insights:
The Louis Philippe style Classic Monday: Luigi Filippo and Umbertina consoles in comparison
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.
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. Material:
Walnut Veneer
Carved Wood
Marble
Other customers have searched: