Wall Cabinet - Italy Late 17th Century

Italy, Late XVII-Early XVIII Century

Large noble coat of arms placed within a symmetrically developed crumpled frame, made of wood painted in polychrome and partially gilded. The frame is decorated with scrolls and fruit festoons, while in the upper part there is a ribbon bearing the Latin motto “INTVS EST CANDIDUS RECTA LIBERALITATE ROBV(R) PRUDENTIAE” (“A righteous liberality is clearer than force or prudence”). The shield, supported by a pair of cherubs and decorated in the lower part by a grotesque mask, is surmounted by a crown and three gorgets, in the upper part in the center it features the head of a cherub; it is quartered, in the first and third of azure wedge-shaped with gold, head of Anjou, in the second and third of red bordered in black with gold balls, azure band bordered with gold, head of Anjou. In the center there is another coat of arms banded in blue and gold with a blue band, head of the Medici.

Italy Late XVII - Early XVIII Century

Baroque chest in walnut and walnut root slab, Italy late 17th - early 18th century. Frame under the top, front with pair of walnut root reserves, included within pilaster strips depicting caryatids; a large carved cartouche stands out in the centre. Lower section decorated with a rib-shaped Greek key and leafy elements. Minor restorations and replacements.

Lombardy, Mid XVIII Century

Baroque walnut chest supported by bracket feet, carved tripartite front, replaced hinges and restorations. Lombardy, mid-18th century.

Italy, Late XVII - Early XVIII Century

Baroque walnut sideboard, Italy, late 17th - early 18th century. Opening top concealing storage space, front with pair of paneled doors, carved bracket feet. Uprights with frames housing carved pilaster strips depicting festoons of fruit and faces, the latter added later.

Italy, XVII Century

Cabinet in ebonized wood, made by reducing a larger 17th century late Renaissance piece of furniture in the 20th century. Architectural structure of clear Renaissance taste, adorned with multiple levels of frames. The front has a central door with a mercury mirror, framed by a pair of columns with carved and gilded Corinthian capitals. Mercury mirror also in the lower section.

Tuscany Early XVIII Century

Baroque cantarano in walnut and walnut slab, Tuscany, early 18th century. Shaped top, uprights at 45° with architectural pilasters and applied festoons in carved and gilded wood. Front with 4 drawers, one of which in the band, non-coeval turned feet. Poplar interior. Small restorations; small defects in the carving of the pilasters.

Italy, XVII Century

Walnut chest, the front is decorated with semi-columns, one of which is missing, the bottom is also missing.

Italy, Early XVII Century

Late Renaissance Alto-Veneto walnut box, Italy early 17th century. Top with perimetric fret pattern, decorated internal border, front carved with fret pattern, phytomorphic spirals and central coat of arms motif. Crosspieces under the top missing, hinges replaced, feet added later.

Italy, Early XVIII Century

Baroque chest of drawers veneered in walnut from the beginning of the 18th century, subsequently modified. Front with five drawers, of which the undercounter one has been reduced in height and made double, uprights at forty-five degrees, turned feet. Bronze vents and handles, poplar interior. Restorations and replacements.

Bergamo, Early XVIII Century

Baroque walnut kneeler, Bergamo, early 18th century. Front with four drawers, one of which is in the lower section, small door on one of the two sides; decorated on the front with maple borders and carved tiles and pilasters. Fir interior. Hinges replaced.