Putto with-Motif - Frieze of the Baroque

Putto with-Motif - Frieze of the Baroque

Features

Age: 18th Century / 1701 - 1800 , 17th Century / 1601 - 1700

Origin: Italy

Main essence: Swiss Pine , Walnut

Description

Putto with palmettes. Frieze in carved walnut with additions in wood, gilded and painted in polychrome.

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

Dimensions (cm):
Height: 60
Width: 109
Depth: 10,5

Additional Information

Age:

18th Century / 1701 - 1800

17th Century / 1601 - 1700

Main essence:

Swiss Pine

The word Cirmolo originates in the Lombard dialects and indicates the wood produced by the pine, a conifer that grows in the Alps above 1600 meters. It is a reddish wood with peculiar knots. It is a soft wood, used for carvings or rustic furniture or for the lacquered furniture of Venetian furniture makers.

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.