Corner unit in walnut and cherry. Features two doors, three small drawers, two of which with a compass, tilting door and middle drawer. The upper compartment to the day originally had two doors. Reserves quadripartite in cherry. Threads. Antique, early '800.
Product Condition: Product that due to age and wear and tear requires restoration and resumption of polishing.
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.