Located in Vigonza, Padua
Late 19th century credenza Piedmontese with display cabinet in solid wood polished to wax
Upper part with two doors with glasses printed in pyramids in relief; two internal shelves and turned columns. Lower part with two drawers, two doors, two internal shelves. Pyramidal front feet.
History and curiosity of this credenza
This piece of furniture with an exceptional ancient Patina, is the summoning evocator of romantic atmospheres of a bygone past. Decorate your kitchen with a piece of history and culture.
Importance and origin of Piedmontese style furniture
The Enlightenment brings with it important cultural innovations and among these also a reinterpretation of the furniture as known until then and brings the furniture to be more elegant, but also more functional.
It is France with its royal court and with the emergence of a new bourgeoisie that becomes the first nation to implement these innovations, then influencing the main European courts.
This is how the creation of new styles of chest of drawers, trumeau, console, corner furniture, mirrors and desks makes the furniture as a whole lighter and more elegant.
In Italy there are production centers and workshops with expert craftsmen who fully interpret its style and elegance; one of the best Turin interpreters is Pietro Piffetti...
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