Neoclassical Cupboard Walnut Maple Friuli Italy 2nd Half 18th Century

Ferrara, Mid XVIII Century

Baroque sideboard made in Ferrara supported by cabriole feet, has a wavy front in which there are pairs of doors and drawers in the band: a large central one and two smaller lateral ones; the sides are also wavy and are equipped with a door each. On the top rests a riser with a shelf that can be opened giving access to the internal compartment, to which galvanized tanks have been added to allow it to be used as a planter; in walnut, the interiors are in fir. The piece of furniture has small restorations and replacements in the construction part of the drawers, in the rear strip and in the hinges of the shelf to allow the aforementioned transformation, in the hardware and in a handle of one of the two side doors.

Furniture characterized by a massive and monolithic body, inspired by Renaissance wall decorations. The original wooden drawers, obtained from a 1960s sideboard, have a diamond shape and are contained by a satin pink metallic ? nish. On the sides there are two niches closed by doors, one flap and the other hinged, which take up the diamond shape.

Italy, Second Quarter XIX Century

Ancient safe from the restoration period with internal walnut structure and iron cladding decorated with studs, Italy second quarter of the 19th century. Front with door decorated with lozenge elements and applied faces in classic bronze style; Steel door lock mechanism embellished with rosettes, leafy frets and engraved phytomorphic elements. Interior equipped with document compartments, six drawers, pair of shaped shelves and compartment located in the lower section, the latter hidden under a folding door with lock. Keys present. Small shortcomings.

Paris, Late XIX Century

Vase holder tripod in gilded bronze and Sèvres ceramic, modeled after Pierre Gouthière. Circular base in cobalt blue Sèvres porcelain, with golden decorations on the top and wreath of myrtle leaves on the band; underneath three feet in gilded bronze with a spiral motif support the whole thing. The three bronze goat feet rest on the surface with an upside-down pine cone in the centre; the tripod is contained by a band decorated with frets in the lower part, the uprights end with faun heads characterized by a long beard and ram's horns, connected to each other by festoons of vine leaves and bunches of grapes. In the centre, descending from above following a spiral trajectory, is the figure of a snake with a body covered in scales and a wide open mouth. On the top it has a second pine cone element, opposite to the first, surmounted by a tuft of leaves arranged in a radial pattern and by a vase holder plate, the latter embellished with a fret and ending with a perforated railing element with an everted edge. These elements, originally separated by a Sèvres porcelain vase missing here, were superimposed and fixed together at a later stage. The base features the Sèvres manufacturing mark.

England First Quarter XIX Century

Pair of tripods supported by saber-shaped uprights with lion feet, are connected by a small hexagonal shelf in the lower part; above, they frame a top that is also hexagonal, with a high band adorned with rosette carvings, also re-proposed on the top of the uprights. Rosewood.

19th Century / 1801 - 1900

French Napoleon III center bookcase, supported by wavy legs, the lower band on both the front and sides is shaped; on the front it has two doors finished with fake books, with applied leather ribs, so as to simulate an open bookcase. In the upper part there is an open compartment and an upper tray shelf. The etagere has a similar shape, but in the central compartment there are various shelves placed at different heights. Interior in mahogany, they are veneered in bois de rose, with a 45 ° cut and quadripartite on the tops; the furniture is decorated with gilded bronzes and worked with leafy volutes, in the shoes, on the uprights, on the lower band and in the side handles.

18th Century / 1701 - 1800

Large chest of drawers with barocchetto shelf from Emilia, with the typical curved and rounded on silhouette on the front and on the sides, which can be opened. Supported by curved feet, the under-the-top band is shaped, it has three drawers and two upper ones side by side, under the top. The shelf has a grooved base with a drawer and a smaller drawer on the front: the upper part with glass panels on the front and on the sides used to be a display case for a statue, which originally could only be opened with a door on the back, but it was modified in the 19th century by adding a wooden panel on the back, while a small door and a shelf have been added on the front. Maple burl veneer with walnut edges, the interiors are in poplar, the handles are in bronze with pendants and nozzles with a coat of arms depicting a pair of rampant lions topped by a two-headed eagle with the imperial crown.

'Life' modular wall system designed by Roberto Monsani and produced by Acerbis in the 1980s.

Naples Third Quarter XVIII Century

Neapolitan Rococo chest of drawers, supported by curved feet, the under-the-top band is curved as well; on the curved front, it features two drawers with retractable chain. Quadripartite veneered wood, with double borders set at 45° degrees, the same motif is proposed in the reserves on the sides. The two drawers are decorated with a central inlay with a poly-lobed threading with a bouquet of flowers inside, inhabited by a parrot. The shaped top is in red breccia marble from the Appennini; the handles is bronzy and bronze appliqués are used on the feet, on the upper part of the uprights and in the centre of the frontal apron.