Maple and Oak Bookcase Holland Mid 18th Century

Maple and Oak Bookcase Holland Mid 18th Century

Features

Age: 18th Century / 1701 - 1800

Origin: Holland

Main essence: Maple , Sessile Oak

Material: Walnut Slab

Description

An elegant two-body bookcase with four doors in the base, two of which are shaped. In the raised top a pair of shaped doors with glasses and wooden grids. Sides with glasses. Rich maple inlays with leaf motifs and a succession of tulips. On the front flowery baskets and inlaid festoons. Holland, mid 18th century.

Product Condition:
Fair condition. Wear consistent with age and use.

Dimensions (cm):
Height: 226
Width: 180
Depth: 47

Additional Information

Age: 18th Century / 1701 - 1800

18th Century / 1701 - 1800

Main essence:

Maple

Hard, light wood used for inlays. It grows mainly in Austria, but it is widespread throughout the northern hemisphere, from Japan to North America, passing through China and Europe. It is one of the lightest woods ever, tending to white, it is similar to lime or birch wood. The briar is used in the production of ancient secretaires .

Sessile Oak

Under the name of oak or oak various types of woods derived from plants of the genus quercus are grouped. They are always resistant, hard and compact woods. Oak is lighter than oak, both are used for more rustic furniture or for the interiors of French and English antique furniture. In other processes it was gradually replaced by the advent of exotic woods considered more valuable since the 18th century.