Bookcase - Wainscoting

Features

Style: Neo-Classical (1765-1790)

Age: 18th Century / 1701 - 1800

Year: Ultimo quarto del '700

Origin: Italy

Main essence: Walnut

Description

An impressive Neoclassical bookcase/wainscoting, a series of doors with panels on the base. The shelf has an open compartment and two pairs of doors of which one is in the middle with glasses and a tympanum above. Single doors with angled glasses. Pediment with shaped frame. Original front and uprights. The back has been partly amended in the 20th century. Manufactured in Italy, last quarter of the 18th century.

Product Condition:
Fair condition. Wear consistent with age and use. Any damage or loss is displayed as completely as possible in the pictures.

Dimensions (cm):
Height: 254,5
Width: 395
Depth: 216

Maximum size (cm):
Depth: 337

Additional Information

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.
nFind out more about Neoclassicism with the insights from our blog...
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Age: 18th Century / 1701 - 1800

18th Century / 1701 - 1800

Main essence: 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.