Lacca Povera
Yellow Lacca Povera Angel Box
Located in New York, NY
Yellow lacca povera angel box. Late 17th century chest with early 19th century lacca povera
Category
Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Paper
18th Century Italian Lacca Povera Valuables Cabinet
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Rare 18th Century Venetian Lacca Povera Valuables Table Top Cabinet - having two long drawers to
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Italian Lacca Povera Box, Venetian, c1750
Located in valatie, NY
This small Venetian gem has lacca povera decoration which is the Italians version of decoupage. It
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Rococo Boxes
Materials
Wood, Paper
Pair of Italian Lacca Povera Comodini Side Tables, Early 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
An exceptional pair of Lacca Povera Venetian style small commodes or chest of drawers. Beautifully
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
$18,900 / set
H 32 in W 24 in D 14 in
18th Century Northern Italian Lacca Povera Terracotta Vase Lamp
Located in New York, NY
cream ground. "Lacca povera" was the Italian imitation of Chinese lacquer. Mounted on a turned giltwood
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Terracotta
Italian 18th Century 2-part "Lacca Povera" Painted Enclosed Cabinet
Located in Troy, NY
Unusual and rare “Lacca Povera” Cabinet in two parts, Italian, 18th century (ca. 1730), pine
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Cabinets
Materials
Poplar, Pine
18th C. Italian Lacca Povera Accent Table or Petite Desk w/its Original Finish
Located in Atlanta, GA
antique table from Italy retains its original "Lacca Povera" finish also known as laca povera, arte povera
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Tables
Materials
Wood
$4,760
H 32 in W 31.5 in D 23.25 in
18th Century Northern Italy Polychrome Lacca Povera Wood Antique Table Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce antique Italian hand painted lacca povera tabletop cabinet. circa 1775
Northern Italy
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Apothecary Cabinets
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Pine, Paint
$4,750
H 13.5 in W 42 in D 9.25 in
Italian Rococo Lacca Povera Painted Commode
Located in Essex, MA
Serpentine faux marble top over three conforming drawers. Raised on cabriole legs. Painted with vignettes of country scenes on a yellow ground.
Category
Antique 1750s Italian Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Pair of Venetian Lacca Povera and Polychrome Giltwood Mirrors
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Louis XV carved giltwood polychrome mirrors with figural crown and ornate floral motif. First half, 18th century.
Height 38.5 in.
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood, Mercury Glass, Lacquer
$15,500 / set
H 38.5 in W 29 in D 3.5 in
Green Decalcomania Vase
Located in New York, NY
Green decalcomania vase. Italian lacca povera painted celadon green terracotta vase with neck
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Vases
Materials
Terracotta
Italian Painted and Lacquered Playing Card Box, circa 1900
Located in Stamford, CT
miniature cards lacquered on in the 'lacca povera' style, similar to decoupage. The cards displayed as all
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Belle Époque Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
18th Century Italian Gaming Board
Located in Greenwich, CT
" in original paint and decoupage, (lacca povera) depicting a game which appears to be a board version
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Game Boards
Materials
Gesso, Poplar
Recent Sales
A Companion Pair of Venetian Lacca Povera Center Tables
Located in San Francisco, CA
; “Lacca povera” originated in Venice in the 1750’s to resemble the lacquered furniture of Japan and China.
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Center Tables
Italian lacca povera casket c1860 covered with floral needlework Jewellery Box
Located in Salisbury, GB
A rare Italian lacca povera casket with original needlework cushion lid with gold thread gimp
Category
Antique 1860s Decorative Boxes
H 12.6 in W 4.73 in D 7.88 in
Pair of Late 18th Century Neoclassical Terracotta Monumental Vases
Located in Napoli, IT
Pair of monumental north Italian lacca povera and polychrome-painted terracotta baluster-shaped
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Terracotta
Decoupage Slant Front Bureau
Located in New Orleans, LA
A lacca povera, or laquered bureau consisting of a slant top over drawers and doors surrounding a
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Desks
Materials
Wood
Italian Neoclassical Guitar Case
Located in Bantam, CT
A fine and unusual lacca povera Northern Italian neoclassic guitar case late 18th century. The
Category
Antique 1770s Italian Neoclassical More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
A finely painted pair of Louis XVI Venetian armchairs
Located in New York, NY
: Ferrari, Elisabetta Barbolini. Mobili Dipinti: Tempera, Lacca ed Arte povera nelle botteghe italiane dal
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Armchairs
Materials
Giltwood
End of 17th Century Painted Tuscany Wardrobe
Located in Rome, IT
outstanding piece is published in "Mobili Dipinti" Tempera, Lacca ed Arte Povera nelle botteghe Italiane dal
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Italian Other Cabinets
Materials
Lacquer, Wood
18th Century Italian Lacca Povera Commode Top
Located in Greenwich, CT
Beautiful 18th Century Italian lacca povera serpentine fronted commode or console top profusely
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Fabric, Paint
Early 19th century Italian "Lacca Povera" Commode
Located in Doylestown, PA
A nice example of Italian "Lacca Povera" (or poor-man's lacquer) decoration on an early 19th
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
18th Century Italian Chest with Lacca Povera Decoration
Located in Dallas, TX
a painted and gilded two drawer chest with pale green, red trim and gold chinoiserie lacca povera
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Paint
Venetian 18th Century Lacca Povera Louis XV Side Table
Located in New York, NY
Venetian wood lacca povera three-drawer table, embellished with parrot surrounded within beautiful
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Louis XV Side Tables
Materials
Lacquer
Pair 18th Century Style Venetian Painted Lacca Povera Bedside Commodes
Located in Stamford, CT
Charming pair of 19th century Italian painted and Lacca Povera small scale two drawer commodes in
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Night Stands
Materials
Wood
Pair of Italian 19th Century Lacca Povera Side Tables
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Lovely pair of Italian early 19th century lamp tables with original hand- painted and Lacca Povera
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Side Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
Venetian Lacca Povera Desk Secretary circa 1730
Located in CA, CA
decoration which is executed in a decoupage technique known as lacca povera or lacca contrafatta.
A similar
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Rare Italian Mid-18th Century Lacca Povera Desk or Bureau
Located in Berlin, DE
A rare mid-18th century Lacca Povera desk or bureau, profusely decorated with decoupage vignettes
Category
Antique 1740s French Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Venetian lacca povera commode
Located in Nashville, TN
An Italian / Venetian commode in gold lacca. The front,sides and top with floral cartouche
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Paint
Italian Rococo Lacca Povera Commode
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular shaped commode with applied paper cut-outs. Painted cream and red. Faux marble top and bronze mounts on feet.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Italian Rococo Lacca Povera Painted Commode
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular faux marble top over three drawers with floral decoration and cut paper birds, cast bronze handles, raised on cabriole legs.
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Other
Chest of drawers with Arte Povera apllied decor
Located in PARIS, FR
Lacca Povera, emerged in 18th-century Venice as an ingenious alternative to costly lacquerwork. The
Category
Antique 19th Century European Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Paper
Italian Miniature Painted Chest
Located in valatie, NY
stepped with finials. On the sides appear lacca povera scenes of a country setting with dogs, a maiden and
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Models and Miniatures
Pair of Important 19th Century Venetian Cabinets on Stands
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
japanning, or lacca povera as it is known in Italy, is unusual for this period and particularly when only
Category
Antique 19th Century Cabinets
Materials
Marble
Bombé Commode, Possibly, Italy, 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
sconces, in many examples of "lacca povera" the lower edge presents "cuts"). The use of simple marquetry
Category
Antique 18th Century European Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
Venetian Rococo Revival Lacca Povera Commode
Located in Astoria, NY
Venetian rococo revival 'lacca povera' commode, with painted floral panels, two shelf interior
Category
Antique 19th Century Rococo Revival Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Large Rare Lacca Povera Chinoiserie Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
Large rare lacca povera chinoiserie jewelry box with three drawers and decorations on all sides
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Chinoiserie Jewelry Boxes
Italian Lacca Povera Study
Located in New York, NY
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Decorative Art
An 18th Century Italian Dome Box
Located in CH
An 18th Century Italian Venetian Pale green Lacquered “Lacca Povera” Dome Box.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Rococo Boxes
Pair of Decorated Parcel Gilt Venetian Consoles
Located in Queens, NY
are green, red, yellow, and gilt painted and feature lacca povera decoration on their serpentine tops
Category
20th Century Italian Rococo Console Tables
Materials
Gold Leaf
Installment 1: Pair of Decorated Parcel Gilt Venetian Consoles
Located in Queens, NY
are green, red, yellow, and gilt painted and feature lacca povera decoration on their serpentine tops
Category
20th Century Italian Rococo Console Tables
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique Venetian Painted Commode Chest Early 20th Century
Located in London, GB
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It has been superbly hand painted with floral reserves and gilded highlights in the Lacca Povera
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Antique Venetian Rococo Style Polychrome Painted and Parcel Gilt Wall Mirror
Located in Morristown, NJ
often lacquered or lacca povera, furniture and objects. This mirror is a lovely example having acquired
Category
Antique 1870s Italian Rococo Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
18th Century Italian Terracotta Chinoiserie Vase, circa 1770
Located in Milano, IT
Terracotta vase with lid decorated with “chinoiserie” subjects "a lacca povera" on a green
Category
Antique 1770s Italian Chinoiserie Vases
Materials
Terracotta, Paper
Important 19th Century Pair of Lacca Povera Venetian Tables
Located in Larkspur, CA
Early 19th century pair of Lacca Povera pair of Venetian tables with cartouche shaped gilded tops
Category
20th Century Italian End Tables
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Lacca Povera Secretary
Located in San Francisco, CA
A. 19th Century Italian lacca povera secretary. Great small scale!
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Paint, Glass
Lacca Povera Side Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
An 18th Century Persimmon Lacca Povera Center Table
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Center Tables
Exceptional Lacca Povera Armiore
Located in Natchez, MS
Exceptional Lacca Povera Armiore from Venice in the mid 18th c. Fantastic Decoration and Shape.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Wood, Paper
Italian Red Ground Lacca Povera Box, circa 1780
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An Italian red ground Lacca Povera Box, circa 1780
Category
Antique 1780s Italian Chinoiserie Decorative Boxes
A Pair of Italian "Lacca Povera" Flower Panels
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Italian, Venetian, "Lacca Povera" Panels, Dipicting Vases of Flowers, Birds and Insects
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Decorative Art
A Pair of Italian Lacca Povera Decorative Panels
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Lacca Povera Panels with Ladies and Gentlemen, Animals and Birds in the Landscape
Category
Antique 19th Century Paintings
18th Century Pair of Italian Baroque Lacca Povera Armchairs
Located in Corona Del Mar, CA
Important pair of very rare Italian Baroque Lacca Povera Armchairs. Each with rectangular padded
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Armchairs
Lacca Povera Server
Located in San Francisco, CA
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...
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Lacca Povera Commode
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
An early 20th century Italian two-drawer painted commode elaborately decorated with decopaged Venetian scenes throughout.
Category
Vintage 1910s Italian Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Italian corner cabinet
Located in San Francisco, CA
An Italian lacca povera corner cabinet depicting an amusing court scene.
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Corner Cupboards
Pair of Italian Commodini
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of 18th Century Italian Commodini with blocked corners,lacca povera.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
18th c. Tuscan Credenza
Located in Summerland, CA
A tall two-door credenza cabinet painted in "Lacca Povera" floral motif in the 19th c.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Cupboards
Materials
Pine
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Pair of Vintage Aubusson Rug Cushion Covers Handmade Floral Pillow Case
Located in Wembley, GB
These cushions are fine examples of needlepoints from the 1990s, constructed in china with the traditional french Aubusson style and technique. These Aubusson style cushions feature ...
Category
1990s Chinese Aubusson Pillows and Throws
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Silk, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
$604 Sale Price / set
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Small 17th-18th Century French Carved Oak Lion Fragment
Located in Buisson, FR
Wonderful and unique small hand carved oak lion fragment. Beautiful weathered.
France circa 1650-1750
Weathered. measurements include the wooden pedestal.
H:11cm W:6cm D:5,5cm
Category
Antique 17th Century French Baroque Animal Sculptures
Materials
Oak
$269 Sale Price
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H 4.34 in W 2.37 in D 2.17 in
Bromwell Custom, Down-Filled Day Bed with Pillows
Located in Bronx, NY
A Bromwell custom, down-filled daybed with pillows. It features lightly padded wraparound supports, a removable button-tufted cushion and block feet. The piece is covered with suede-...
Category
Early 2000s North American Daybeds
Materials
Fabric
$1,500 Sale Price
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H 31.5 in W 80.5 in D 38.5 in
Reeded Gustavian Style Commode Nightstand Chest of Drawers
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
White Painted Gustavian Style Chest of Drawers
Hand painted Gustavian style chest with three drawers constructed from solid wood with a hand-applied distressed finish with brass rin...
Category
Early 2000s Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Sculptural Swedish Modern Floor Lamp with Table & Turned Orb Arm, Late 1930s
Located in The Hague, NL
This exceptional sculptural floor lamp was crafted in Sweden in the late 1930s, representing a rare example from the transitional period between Swedish Art Deco Functionalism and th...
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Beech, Birch, Elm
$8,975
H 63 in W 19.89 in D 35.44 in
Large French Bleached Oak Display Cabinet Bookcase circa 1890
Located in Round Top, TX
This impressive oak display cabinet has four upper cabinet doors and four panel cabinet doors below.
Items displayed in upper cabinet are easily viewed through the chicken wire which...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Country Bookcases
Materials
Wire
19th Century Black Painted Bookcase Pine Display Cabinet
Located in Round Top, TX
Black painted pine bookcase with crown molding and single long lower drawer.
Restored, later professionally painted in black (note crackle finish) and lightly distressed to fit the ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Hungarian Country Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Pine, Paint
21st Century ‘Greek Coupe’, in White Ceramic, Hand-Crafted in France
By Inhee Ma
Located in Marchaux-Chaudefontaine, FR
A part of a captivating new line blending ancient Greek pottery with contemporary design, the ‘Greek Coupe’ vase showcases delicate blue underglaze illustrations that harmonize tradi...
Category
2010s European Minimalist Vases
Materials
Clay, Stoneware
$269 / item
H 9.45 in W 14.18 in D 0.79 in
Galvanized Metal and Glass Outdoor Wall Sconce, Made in Italy
Located in Culver City, CA
Elegant form with two swinging glass doors and painted back plate.
Made in italy
*Please Note: This fixture is made to order in Italy, and comes newly wired (eu wiring). It is not ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Industrial Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Iron
$1,500 / item
H 13 in W 10.5 in D 5.25 in
1970s Orange Flip Clock by Sankyo – Space Age Design Sculptural Desk Clock
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
This 1970s flip clock by Sankyo is a vibrant example of Japanese Space Age design. Crafted in Japan, the clock features a glossy orange plastic casing with smooth curves and a mechan...
Category
Vintage 1970s Japanese Space Age Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Plastic
$329
H 2.76 in W 5.12 in D 2.96 in
Two-Headed Egyptian Sphinx Sculpture
Located in Asheville, NC
This two-headed Egyptian sphinx is constructed of solid wood. The wood has been treated to take on a sandy, almost marble, finish. Unlike the Greek sphinx which was a woman, the Egyp...
Category
20th Century Egyptian Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Antique Grand Rapids Refrigerator Co. Oak Three-Door Leonard Icebox c1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Antique Grand Rapids Refrigerator Co. Oak Three-Door Leonard Icebox c1920
Measures - 42 1/8" x 32" ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Cabinets
Materials
Oak
$1,400 Sale Price
20% Off
H 42.25 in W 32 in D 19 in
Antique Art Deco Burl Wood Bookcase or Display Cabinet, Circa 1920s
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Art Deco bookcase or display cabinet
USA, Circa 1920s
Gorgeous book-matched burled walnut, with glass front and sides, and carved ball and claw feet. Cabinet loc...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Walnut, Burl
$2,995
H 52.25 in W 45 in D 13.75 in
Cult Stool, Sculptural Side Table, Mexican Green Onyx
By Maika Palazuelos
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Cult stool/ side table; a hand sculpted stone from a Mexican marble and Mexican onyx conglomerate, remits to primal sculptural-architectural language while displaying materials in a ...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Onyx
Michael Taylor Style Organic Modern Woven Rattan Sofa
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large organic modern sofa crafted from thick pencil reed woven rattan in the California coastal manner and style of Michael Taylor. The sofa features a large frame with dramatic flar...
Category
20th Century Organic Modern Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Wicker, Rattan, Wood
Fine and Important Pair of Polychrome Decorated Giltwood Mirrors
Located in London, GB
Each with a rectangular plate within a stiff leaf, entwined vine and fleur de lis carved surround, the cresting centred by an armorial shield for the Thorold baronets surmounted by a...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Baroque Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
$130,968 / set
H 59.45 in W 46.07 in D 4.73 in
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Lacca Povera For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the lacca povera you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A lacca povera — often made from wood, paper and lacquer — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the lacca povera you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A lacca povera made by Rococo designers — as well as those associated with Louis XV — is very popular.
How Much is a Lacca Povera?
A lacca povera can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $9,500, while the lowest priced sells for $300 and the highest can go for as much as $36,000.