The chest of drawers to the fore in walnut

Drop-Leaf Chest of Drawers Walnut Manufactured in Italy 1750

Features

Age: 18th Century / 1701 - 1800

Year: 1750 ca.

Origin: Italy

Main essence: Walnut

Material: Solid Walnut

Description

A drop-leaf chest of drawers, serpentine front. On the lower part of the front, three drawers with carvings in the solid wood. On the upper part a drop-leaf door, shaped with carvings in the solid wood enclosed in a mixtilinear frame. Glass cabinet with two pairs of overlapping drawers. Carved sides and uprights enclosed in geometrical frames. Bracket feet, coeval handles. Poplar and chestnut interiors. Manufactured in Italy, around 1750.

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 polishing.

Dimensions (cm):
Height: 112
Width: 143
Depth: 65

Additional Information

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.