Painted spruce chest, Tyrol dated 1896 on the front. Side handles, missing lock. Decorated with floral and phytomorphic motifs. The original paint has been largely damaged.
Product Condition: Product that due to age and wear requires restoration and re-polishing. We try to present the real condition of the furniture as fully as possible with photos. If some details are not clear from the photos, what is reported in the description will prevail.
Dimensions (cm): Height: 67 Width: 131 Depth: 67
Additional Information
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.