Restoration Sofa Cherry Wood Italy Second Quarter of 1800s
Features
Style: Bourbon Restoration (1815-1830)
Age: 19th Century / 1801 - 1900
Origin: Italy
Main essence: Cherry
Description
An elegant Restoration sofa, serpentine carved feet. Finely carved uprights, back with carved frame, carved seat and back. Manufactured in Italy, second quarter of the 19th century.
Product Condition:
The item shows signs of wear due to age. Any damage or loss is displayed as completely as possible in the pictures. It may require restoration and polishing.
Dimensions (cm):
Height: 98,5
Width: 288
Depth: 65
Seat height: 51
Additional Information
Style: Bourbon Restoration (1815-1830)
Starting from the Congress of Vienna in 1815, the arts also expressed the return to the monarchical order and the desire for order after the war years.The stylistic features are an evolution of the Empire style, but with simpler lines and stripped of the typical symbols of the Napoleonic period.
There is greater attention to the practicality of furniture and domestic use.
Find out more with the insights of our blog and FineArt on the Restoration style:
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Age: 19th Century / 1801 - 1900
19th Century / 1801 - 1900Main essence: Cherry
Obtained from prunus cerasus , a plant of oriental origin, it is a hard wood with a light and delicate color, with a reddish vein. Due to its diffusion and availability it was used in Europe in popular furniture. In cabinet making, in the seventeenth century, it was widely used in France and England for inlay work. In Italy it was very successful in Lucca. It was also very popular in the United States for the manufacture, from the late 1600s, of commonly used furniture.The dictionary of antiques: Eclecticism
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