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Trumeau Barocchetto Walnut Poplar Mirror Lombardy Italy Mid 1700

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Trumeau Barocchetto Walnut Poplar Mirror Lombardy Italy Mid 1700

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Trumeau Barocchetto Walnut Poplar Mirror Lombardy Italy Mid 1700

Features

Style:  Barocchetto (1720-1770)

Age:  18th Century / 1701 - 1800

Origin:  Lombardia, Italy

Main essence:  Walnut ,  Poplar

Material:  Paper , Walnut Burl Veneer , Mirror

Description

Lombard Barocchetto trumeau, supported by curled feet, on the front, curved like a crossbow, it has three drawers plus one with a straight front placed in the upper band, surmounted by an opening flap door concealing a cabinet with a slightly curved chest of drawers; the sides are curved like a crossbow as well and open on the bottom. The upper body has two doors with mercury mirrors and ends with a shaped cymathium. Veneered in walnut and walnut burl, it is decorated with characteristic wavy and ebonized frames; the poplar interiors are covered with a hand-painted paper with landscapes, from the late 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 recovery of french polish. Product with a Certificate of Authenticity and Lawful Origin.

Dimensions (cm):
Height: 244
Width: 145
Depth: 57,5

Additional Information

Style: Barocchetto (1720-1770)

With this term we designate, for what specifically relates to furniture, a part of the production carried out in Italy in the period of time between the Rococo era and the first phase of neoclassicism.
It is characterized by the formal and decorative structure still rigidly adhering to the dictates dear to the Baroque period (hence the term baroque) and to the Louis XIV fashions and yet the new times are captured in the adoption of smaller volumes, more decorative modules. elegant, often directly inspired by French fashion, but always executed with rigorous principles of ornamental symmetry.
The tendency to assimilate formal and volumetric novelties but not to incorporate their ornamental elaboration finds natural explanation in Italy in the fact that in this century the great aristocracy experienced an unstoppable political and economic decline.
If in the previous century there was a great profusion of furnishings destined to adorn newly built homes, to proudly show the power of the client family, in the eighteenth century they rather take care to update the building with only the furniture strictly necessary for the new needs imposed by fashion or functional needs.
The old scenographic apparatus is maintained and the new must not contrast too much.
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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.

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.

Material:

Paper

Walnut Burl Veneer

Mirror

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