Antique Chest of Drawers Umbertino Walnut Fir 4 Drawers XIX Century - Lacquered chest of drawers
Features
Lacquered chest of drawers
Style: Umbertino (1870-1900)
Age: 19th Century / 1801 - 1900
Origin: Italy
Main essence: Silver Fir , Walnut
Description
A late 19th-century chest of drawers made of fir and walnut with four flush-fitting drawers on the front, supported by four square plinth legs. The entire surface has been lacquered in shades of ochre and blue on an ivory background by our workshops using natural products, preserving the reversibility of the furniture in its original state.
Product Condition:
This piece of furniture has been restored by the experts in our restoration workshop. We strive to present the true condition of the piece as accurately as possible with the photos. If any details are unclear from the photos, the description will prevail.
Dimensions (cm):
Height: 93
Width: 117
Depth: 59
Additional Information
Style: Umbertino (1870-1900)
The name of this style is due to the ruler of the time Umberto I appointed King of the Kingdom of Italy on January 9, 1878 and assassinated on July 9, 1900.The Umbertino style is typically Italian and belongs to that Eclectic period that characterized the second half of the 19th century, which lasted just under twenty years. The Umbertino style spread around 1880 and ended around 1895 when a new style called Liberty and universally known as Art-Nouveau took over, followed by Art-Decò.
In this style, predominantly eclectic and monumental, Gothic and Baroque elements originally belonging to the Renaissance but also adorned with large masks, frames and decorations were re-proposed in furniture, from the bedside table to the large wardrobe or sideboard.
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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.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.Other customers have searched:
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