Ancient Empire Cupboard Italy '900 Mirror Gilded Wood Frame

Italy second half of the 20th century

Code :  ANMOCR0193554

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Ancient Empire Cupboard Italy '900 Mirror Gilded Wood Frame

Italy second half of the 20th century

Code :  ANMOCR0193554

not available

Ancient Empire Cupboard Italy '900 Mirror Gilded Wood Frame - Italy second half of the 20th century

Features

Italy second half of the 20th century

Style:  Empire Revival

Age:  20th Century / 1901 - 2000

Origin:  Italy

Main essence:  Maple Walnut

Material:  Walnut Burl Veneer

Description

Cupboard with mirror with acid decoration and gilded wooden frame and painted depicting sphinxes on the sides. Green serpentine marble top, front with three drawers and four underlying doors divided by four columns. The whole lower body is carved with maple worked with shell motifs, doors and sides are veneered with burr walnut. The reserves of the central doors have a representation of a mythological scene entirely carved in maple.

Product Condition:
Product that due to age and wear requires restoration and re-polishing. We try to present the real state 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: 92
Width: 225
Depth: 55

Maximum size (cm):
Height: 168

Additional Information

Style: Empire Revival

Ripresa stilistica, del 900, delle forme proprie dello stile Impero (1804-1815)

Age: 20th Century / 1901 - 2000

20th Century / 1901 - 2000

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.

Material: Walnut Burl Veneer

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