Lacca Povera

A fine and unusual lacca povera Northern Italian neoclassic guitar case late 18th century.

Mobili Dipinti: Tempera, Lacca ed Arte povera nelle botteghe italiane dal XVII al XVIII secolo.

This outstanding piece is published in "Mobili Dipinti" Tempera, Lacca ed Arte Povera nelle botteghe Italiane dal 17th al 18th secolo, NOV. 2004 Icaro Edizioni a cura di Elisabetta B...

Beautiful 18th Century Italian lacca povera serpentine fronted commode or console top profusely decorated with decoupage flowers, birds and fruit against a pale blue/green ground.

A nice example of Italian "Lacca Povera" (or poor-man's lacquer) decoration on an early 19th century 3-drawer provincial commode, probably Piedmontese, with old brass hardware and fa...

a painted and gilded two drawer chest with pale green, red trim and gold chinoiserie lacca povera decoration on drawers and sides. Faux marble top, curved legs and gilt bronze mounts

Venetian wood lacca povera three-drawer table, embellished with parrot surrounded within beautiful colorful floral motif.

Charming pair of 19th century Italian painted and Lacca Povera small scale two drawer commodes in the 18th century Venetian style.

Lovely pair of Italian early 19th century lamp tables with original hand- painted and Lacca Povera decoration. Featuring Trompe l’oeil painted marble tops.

The construction is very basic: all the attention is lavished on the surface decoration which is executed in a decoupage technique known as lacca povera or lacca contrafatta. A sim...

An Italian 18th century "lacca povera" serpentine top serving table with a central drawer, the top painted to imitate stone, the body exuberantly decorated with overall foliate desig...

A rare mid-18th century Lacca Povera desk or bureau, profusely decorated with decoupage vignettes on the fall front, the sides and the two drawers.

An Italian / Venetian commode in gold lacca. The front,sides and top with floral cartouche paintings.The ground of a gold trellis
with incised rocaille scrolls. Small cracks a...

Rectangular shaped commode with applied paper cut-outs. Painted cream and red. Faux marble top and bronze mounts on feet.

Rectangular faux marble top over three drawers with floral decoration and cut paper birds, cast bronze handles, raised on cabriole legs.

Arte Povera, also known as Lacca Povera, emerged in 18th-century Venice as an ingenious alternative to costly lacquerwork.

The top is stepped with finials. On the sides appear lacca povera scenes of a country setting with dogs, a maiden and her admirers.

Rare and very charming Italian hand crafted playing card case painted in Venetian red with miniature cards lacquered on in the 'lacca povera' style, similar to decoupage. The cards d...

This form of japanning, or lacca povera as it is known in Italy, is unusual for this period and particularly when only used for the interior of a cabinet and not for an area that wou...

This abundance and "inversion" of curves can be found in some Italian examples of the eighteenth century, as in some mid-Venetian lacquered furniture (where there is usually a smalle...

Venetian rococo revival 'lacca povera' commode, with painted floral panels, two shelf interior, carved cabriole legs, unmarked. 33.25" H x 50" W x 20"

Large rare lacca povera chinoiserie jewelry box with three drawers and decorations on all sides.

Decalcomania country scene lacquered on wood panel in gold painted frame. Italy, 19th century. Dimension:14.5 " W x 10.5" H x 1.25" Deep; sight 11.25" W x 7.25" H

An 18th Century Italian Venetian Pale green Lacquered “Lacca Povera” Dome Box.

These wooden tables are green, red, yellow, and gilt painted and feature lacca povera decoration on their serpentine tops and scalloped apron.

These wooden tables are green, red, yellow, and gilt painted and feature lacca povera decoration on their serpentine tops and scalloped apron.

It has been superbly hand painted with floral reserves and gilded highlights in the Lacca Povera manner. It has a stunning serpentine shape, two full width capacious drawers, and...

Venetian rococo decorative arts is synonymous with polychrome-decorated, most often lacquered or lacca povera, furniture and objects. This mirror is a lovely example having acquired ...

Terracotta vase with lid decorated with “chinoiserie” subjects "a lacca povera" on a green background Turin or Venice, second half of the 18th century Measures: 26.37 inches in hei...

Early 19th century pair of Lacca Povera pair of Venetian tables with cartouche shaped gilded tops.

A. 19th Century Italian lacca povera secretary. Great small scale!

An 18th Century Persimmon Lacca Povera Center Table

Exceptional Lacca Povera Armiore from Venice in the mid 18th c.

An Italian red ground Lacca Povera Box, circa 1780

A Pair of Italian, Venetian, "Lacca Povera" Panels, Dipicting Vases of Flowers, Birds and Insects, Circa 1740.

A Pair of Lacca Povera Panels with Ladies and Gentlemen, Animals and Birds in the Landscape.

Important pair of very rare Italian Baroque Lacca Povera Armchairs. Each with rectangular padded back surmounted by urn finials over square arms decorated with gilded scroll mounts.

A fantastic and rare Italian Empire Period two drawer server decorated in black lacquer with gilt accents. The surface is decorated with decoupage cut out engravings. This techniqu...

An early 20th century Italian two-drawer painted commode elaborately decorated with decopaged Venetian scenes throughout.

An Italian lacca povera corner cabinet depicting an amusing court scene.

Pair of 18th Century Italian Commodini with blocked corners,lacca povera.

A tall two-door credenza cabinet painted in "Lacca Povera" floral motif in the 19th c. Could be used as a bookcase due to it's 18" depth

L’uso della lacca colorata – spesso rossa o verde – e delle decorazioni a “arte povera” rispondeva al gusto dell’epoca per l’esotico e per il decoro brillante, ma con un procedimento...

Portrait of a Gentleman in Formal Attire French School, 19th century oil on board, framed framed: 17 x 14 inches board : 13 x 10.5 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris, Franc...

Bespoke bookcase cabinet library consisting of several sections crafted on monumental scale from pine. The entire unit as shown measures over 15 feet wide and has 6 shelving units ea...

A large antique Italian library cabinet made of hand crafted Pinewood, in good condition. This stunning bookcase library from Tuscany has a grey antique patina with light grey painte...

c. 1870s/1880s; Japan Late 19th century decorative keyaki (Japanese elm) cabinet. This ornate, pagoda-inspired piece dates to the early/middle Meiji period in Japan and is construc...

A late 19th century, Venetian chest of drawers with a curvaceous bombe style shape that plays with the light at all angles. The hand painted finish is in the Chinoiserie style featur...

Rare, Spanish Demi-Tester, Baroque Bed With Carved, Green Painted & Gilded Posts 181cm, 6ft High, Floral Painted Leather Headboard, sold with custom made box spring mattress base, ac...

Swedish country 10' long pine display cabinet or bookcase in two sections. Two large sliding upper glass doors over four paneled sliding lower cabinet doors. Pine wood newer professi...

This Louis XVI style paneled room is composed of two shelves and cupboards with double doors made of wood painted in light green in the 20th century. They frame a Louis XVI period m...

Rare Venetian 16th century Italian traveling jewelry chest profusely decorated in Arabesque black and gilt decoration featuring rare specimen stone drawer fronts in a Palladian archi...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare and highly important, Museum quality, English Tudor King Henry VII Oak tester bed made for an...

Magnificent, 18th Century, Venetian, Trompe-L’œil, Painted, Bed, Superking 6ft, 180cm wide, With Massive 213cm, 6ft 10in Shaped Headboard & 149cm, 5ft Shaped Footboard & Fortuny Bedc...

IMPORTANT TRIPTIC FLORENTINE SCHOOL (Italy) 16th Century Oil on wood, representing the Eternal Father, Our Lady with Baby Jesus, Saint Bernadino of Siena, San León, Saint Stephen an...