Chippendale style display cabinet in mahogany, England early 20th century. Top with a shaped border on the bottom and a carved Greek border on the perimeter, front with a pair of glass doors, wavy legs ending with claw and ball feet. Blown glass.
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Predominant style in English furniture in the second half of the eighteenth century. The Chippendale style is named after Thomas Chippendale, a famous English furniture manufacturer of the 1700s. He began by designing Rococo-style furniture with the addition, from time to time, of oriental decorations and finally furniture with a neoclassical taste. Its production concerns decidedly expensive and elaborate furniture but also common and, above all, cheap ones. This style is, chronologically, followed by Art-Decò and Liberty.
Age: 20th Century / 1901 - 2000
20th Century / 1901 - 2000
Main essence: Mahogany
It is one of the most precious and sought-after woods in cabinet making. It was discovered in Central America around 1600 and began to be imported to England in the 1700s. Much appreciated for its hardness and indestructibility, it became widespread following the blocking of walnut exports from France in 1720 and the consequent elimination of English import duties on mahogany from the colonies in America and India. The most valuable version comes from Cuba, but it became very expensive. At the end of the 18th century it began to be used also in France in Louis XVI, Directory and Empire furniture, its diffusion declined starting from when Napoleon, in 1810, forbade its import. It was generally used in the manufacture of elegant furniture, due to its characteristics and beautiful grain.