Ancient Neo-Classical Flap Cabinet Walnut Piacenza '700 Writing Desk

Piacenza Last Fourth XVIII Century

Code :  ANMORI0148793

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Ancient Neo-Classical Flap Cabinet Walnut Piacenza '700 Writing Desk

Piacenza Last Fourth XVIII Century

Code :  ANMORI0148793

not available

Ancient Neo-Classical Flap Cabinet Walnut Piacenza '700 Writing Desk - Piacenza Last Fourth XVIII Century

Features

Piacenza Last Fourth XVIII Century

Style:  Neo-Classical (1765-1790)

Age:  18th Century / 1701 - 1800

Origin:  Piacenza, Emilia Romagna, Italy

Main essence:  Maple Walnut Poplar Oak

Description

Neoclassical flap in walnut, Piacenza last quarter of the 18th century. Upstand with pair of side drawers, flap door concealing a 4-drawer cabinet, pair of drawers on the front, tapered truncated cone legs. Entirely threaded in maple and inlaid with neoclassical motifs in maple, including rosettes, bellflower phytomorphic elements and geometric elements. Interior in poplar and oak. Changes and replacements.

Product Condition:
Product that due to age and wear requires restoration and resumption of polishing.

Dimensions (cm):
Height: 100
Width: 103,5
Depth: 47

Additional Information

Style: Neo-Classical (1765-1790)

This historical period includes a properly definable first phase of the Louis XVI style.
Only later, with the maturation of archaeological fashions, a new vision of the civilization of furniture is formulated and codified, now fully ascribable to the Neoclassical style.
In fact, both trends coexist in unison until the last years of the eighteenth century.
In the field of cabinet making, the Direttorio, Retour d'Egypte, Consolare and Impero styles also fall within the neoclassical era.
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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 .

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.

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.
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