Late Sixteenth Century Chest

Set of four armchairs of the late 1800 in the style of the sixteenth century. The armchairs are mede in solid walnut, with straight armrest and all round turned spool sleepers. The f...

Late Empire style coffee table made in the late 1700s early 1800s. The lines of this furniture are straight, the smooth surface gives to the coffee table static but elegant composu...

Pair of Late Empire style bookcases. Small in size, they are composed of elements in solid walnut and others in folder and feature a wick shellac...

Second half XVIII sec. Writing table in solid walnut Louis XVI (late 1700) double sided. Rectangular top under which, on a molded band, three drawers and a pull are inserted. The str...

Original wardrobe of the mid 1800, Venetian art, Luigi Filippo style. Made in walnut folder partly decorated with feather. It has a flared and molded hat,...

Pair of neoclassical style sideboards (reproduction of the sixteenth century) of the second half of the 1800, in soft wood. Two doors and a central drawer with Greek mouldings that r...

Provenance: Gismondi collection, before 1973. Historical Context This walnut wood and walnut burl cassetone is a remarkable example of Mannerist art applied to furniture in the late 16th century. While the Mannerist movement appeared and grew in Florence before acquiring its international stature it also spread to Northern Italy as soon as the late 16th century early 17th century. To the opposite of the rest of Italy where classic motifs are adopted very early, northern regions maintain the use of Renaissance motifs very late all through the 17th century. Sculpture now leaving the austere environment of churches and civil buildings appear in private homes where it graces state rooms and studies. This craze is particularly expressed on furniture from Liguria and particularly in Genoa where are produced highly carved furnitures with figures and spectacular decors called bambocci. This typically Genoese pieces express nonetheless a Florentine origin through Mannerism. Description This Genoese chest is framed by small figures skilfully carved from one wood chunk...

Late 19th century leather travel chest in fairly good used condition. Height dimension 38 cm for a length of 66 cm and a depth of 40 cm. Additi...

Late 18th Century English chest on stand. This fantastic country house piece was originally from a home in North Yorkshire. This chest-on st...

This handsome piece is made of flamed mahogany with inlaid boxwood and dressed with its original, having eight drawers dressed in Georgian style brass hardware, with a lovely curved ...

An English Georgian mahogany chest on chest, the top with two short drawers over three long, and with canted corners with blind fretwork carving, the base with ‘brushing slide’ over ...

A late Gustavian solid oak chest of drawers from 19th century. Formation: Three drawers. Measurements: Length 108, width 53, height 84 cm. Condition: Stains. Partly worming. Renov...