ANCIENT BELIEFS - Page 2

Central Italy, XIX Century

Walnut cupboard, front with drawer in the band under the top and paneled doors underneath, bracket feet. Single-shelf unit, added later. Central Italy, 19th century.

Italy, Late XIX - Early XX Century

Art Nouveau cupboard, in red walnut; it has two doors and two drawers in the base, a central mirror in the upper part held by carved shelves with two hanging glass cabinets. Typical carvings of the Floral period, with flowers, fruits and whiplash, even the glass of the glass cabinets are made in cathedral shape creating ornamental motifs typical of the period. Even the bronze handles reflect the Liberty taste.

Italy, XIX Century

Walnut double-bodied sideboard, two-door base with cherry panels. Elevation with two-part doors, cherry panels and leaf carvings, interior with three adjustable shelves by means of racks. Ebony mouldings and gouges. Italy, 19th century.

England, XX Century

English style serving table with ebonised wooden frame, decorated with maple fillets and geometric stucco motifs, England 20th century. Front with 3 doors, of which the 2 side ones are glazed, while the central one, framed by turned columns, is decorated with a Wedgwood ceramic insert depicting the arts, in a scene of classical taste. The decoration is completed by tuia briar reserves and gilded bronze applications. Central compartment and sections with mirror. Lacks.

Italy, Early XX Century

Neo-Baroque cupboard, richly carved with winged cherubs, lions, masks, leaf and fruit carvings. Base with two drawers in the lower band, two paneled doors with battle scenes and family crest in the center, feral feet. Stand with shelf. Italy, early 20th century.

Italy, Early XX Century

Neo-Baroque cupboard, richly carved with winged cherubs, lions, masks, leaf and fruit carvings. Base with two drawers in the lower band, two paneled doors with battle scenes and family crest in the center, feral feet. Upper part with two paneled doors with battle scenes and central family crest repeating the one below. Italy, early 20th century.

Italy, Early XX Century

Art Nouveau cupboard, two-drawer front, two doors with decorative tiles and open compartments, top with two shelf-support columns. Small missing parts. Italy, early 20th century.

Italy, Early XX Century

Art Nouveau cupboard, front with two drawers, two doors with decorative tiles and open compartments, top with two shelf-supporting columns. Small missing parts. Italy, early 20th century.

England, Mid XX Century

English sideboard from the early 1900s in Victorian style; mahogany veneer, with drawers under the top with a cylindrical front, and four doors on the split front, compartments inside.

Genoa, XVIII Century

Baroque style cupboard in walnut. Front with central door and side panels with mouldings, frames and leaf carvings, pine back. Restoration. Genoa, 18th century.

France, Late XIX Century

Neo-Renaissance style sideboard in solid oak. Upper part supported by a pair of turned columns and a panel with a central balustrade, upper body with three carved doors alternating with turned columns, cymatium carved with leaf motifs and a central shell. Base with a drawer divided into two parts in the band below the top, pair of doors with carved panels, turned columns and feet. France, late 19th century.

Italy, XX Century

Antique cupboard veneered in bois de rose, embellished with applications in worked bronze. Drawer under the top and lower doors with painted ceramic medallions. Missing parts. Italy, 20th century.

Verona Late XIX Century

Neoclassical walnut sideboard, arched top with glass doors and central upright culminating in a perforated Greek fret cymatium. Base with paneled doors and central upright, truncated pyramid feet. Fir interior. Restorations and replacements. Verona, late 19th century.

Central Italy, Early XVIII Century

Baroque chest in chestnut and walnut, central Italy, early 18th century. Opening top, paneled front. The piece of furniture is decorated with a Greek fret, moldings, diamond-shaped frames, turned circular and fusiform elements and uprights carved with a leaf motif.

Piedmont, Early XVIII Century

Baroque walnut cupboard, front with two drawers in the under-top band alternating with leaf carvings and a central winged cherub. Pair of doors with geometric panels divided by a central carved upright, as on the sides. Central double-lock lock. Top replaced. Piedmont, early 18th century.

Provence, Late 18th-Early 19th Century

Double top cupboard in walnut, Provence late 18th-early 19th century. Equipped with four paneled doors and a pair of drawers placed at half height. On the sides, uprights embellished with twisted columns, interspersed with acanthus leaves and carved rosettes, while the central section is decorated with finely carved floral festoons. Paneling also on the sides. Oak interior.

Neoclassical lacquered sideboard

Double-top cupboard from the late 18th century, Lombardy. Made of fir and lacquered in beige and grey with a black top. Two doors in the base and three in the upper part with diamond-shaped carved panels, bayonet hinges, antique hardware.

Italy, Early XX Century

Art Nouveau oak display cabinet, double-door front with stained glass windows, milk glass and bevelled transparent glass, lower panels and upper band with carvings of stylised floral motifs. Italy, early 20th century.

Italy, Early XX Century

Art Nouveau oak display cabinet, quadripartite front with pair of central doors with stained glass cathedral glass, milk glass and chamfered transparent glass, lower panels and upper band with carvings of stylised floral motifs. Missing glass. Italy, early 20th century.

Bookcase, Umbertino

Umbertino double body cupboard, with turned feet, two doors with drawer under the top in the base and upper part with two glass doors. Walnut veneer.