Writing table

Features

Style: Neo-Classical (1765-1790)

Age: 18th Century / 1701 - 1800

Origin: Firenze, Toscana, Italy

Main essence: Rosewood , Poplar

Material: Solid Maple , Rosewood Veneer

Description

Desk is held up by four legs, trunk-pyramidal, with throttling of the connection to the bands. In the front of the removable tray. The entire surface is veneered in rosewood with reserves in maple are contained in threads, multicolored made of maple, stained maple and green walnut of india. The reserves are enriched by inlays of polychrome wood in the strips and on the legs, depicting shells, stylized vases, and spirals fogliacee. At the center of the floor, enclosed in a frame unghiata, is inlaid on a background of light maple, and a basket of flowers and fruits, made of polychrome wood; the edges of the floor, a large reserve inlaid with spirals of twigs framing the whole. Wood interior gattice. The legs are missing the typical lens blower machined which acts as a pin, probably cut because worn.

Product Condition:
Product in good condition, has small signs of wear and tear.

Dimensions (cm):
Height: 71,5
Width: 98
Depth: 72

Certificate issued by: Enrico Sala

Additional Information

Notes historical bibliographic

This is without the particular doubt of the furniture made by the workshop of Marco Calestrini in Florence in the last quarter of the EIGHTEENTH century. Typical, not only the inlay, the pattern of the basket and the frame fogliacce that we find in his other productions, but also the choices of color , this clever alternating of light and dark woods, dyed according to a taste very anglo-saxon. The production of the desks of Calestrini had great success among the English in Florence, and were often intended for export. The labeling of the legs is in fact typical of that production, which was sent via ship disassembled and then reassembled and glued to the target. For the bibliography, please refer to: Simone Chiarugi, Botteghe di mobilieri in Toscana 1780 - 1900, ed. S. P. E. S. 1994, Enrico Colle, Il mobile neoclassico in Italia, ed. Electa 2005

Style: Neo-Classical (1765-1790)

This historical period includes a first phase that can be properly defined as the Louis XVI style.
nOnly at a later time, with the maturation of archaeological fashions, was a new vision of furnishing civilization formulated and codified, now fully attributable to the Neoclassical Style.
In fact, both trends coexisted in unison until the last years of the eighteenth century.
nIn the field of cabinet making, the Directoire, Retour d'Egypte, Consular and Empire styles also fall within the neoclassical era.
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Age: 18th Century / 1701 - 1800

18th Century / 1701 - 1800

Main essence:

Rosewood

Under the term Rosewood various exotic, hard and heavy woods have been united, characterized by a color that varies from pink to violet. Their origin is usually from Latin America, India and Africa and are still considered very valuable woods. Until the end of the eighteenth century, this name also referred to the bois de violette . In general, rosewood woods began to be imported into Europe starting in 1750 and were first used for veneers and inlays in England, flanked, by contrast, with lighter woods. Later, entire valuable furniture was manufactured both in England, mainly in the Regency style, and in France, starting from the Neoclassical period.

Poplar

Essence considered "poor", it is a white wood, with yellowish or greyish shades, light and tender, which is easily damaged. It is used for rustic furniture or in the construction of furniture. The most valuable use it has had in the history of furniture is in Germany, in the 19th century, for veneers and inlays in the Biedermeier period.