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.