Empire style chest of drawers
Features
Style: Empire Revival
Age: 19th Century / 1801 - 1900
Origin: France
Main essence: Silver Fir , Cherry
Description
Empire style chest of drawers, supported by plinth feet, on the front it has three drawers plus a smaller one placed in the undertop band. In cherry, the interiors are in spruce.
Product Condition:
Product that due to age and wear requires restoration and resumption of polishing.
Dimensions (cm):
Height: 85
Width: 107,5
Depth: 50
Additional Information
Style: Empire Revival
Ripresa stilistica, del 900, delle forme proprie dello stile Impero (1804-1815)Age: 19th Century / 1801 - 1900
19th Century / 1801 - 1900Main essence:
Silver Fir
Soft coniferous wood, used for rustic furniture or to build the chest, that is the structure, of furniture then veneered in more precious woods. It has been used since ancient times, its most valuable use is, in the Spruce variant, in the inlays of French antique furniture of the '700 . The spruce, more typical of northern Europe, in Italy grows mainly in the Eastern Alps at altitudes above 1300 m. The noblest use of this essence was in the construction of violins, guitars and cellos: Stradivari himself produced his famous violins with this wood.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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