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16th century Venetian Cabinet Lacquered Wood "Persian style" collectible

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Exceptional lacquered and gilded wooden cabinet, Venice, last quarter of the 16th century. The architectural facade is centered on a gable supported by columns reminiscent of ancient temples, flanked by drawers. Hidden inside is a secret drawer. The entire surface is lacquered and gilded on a dark background with a decoration called "à la Persane." This cabinet is decorated with "gilded lacquer," a painting that imitates, in composition, drafting technique, and ornamental motifs to which it was applied, that of Near Eastern, Turkish-Ottoman, and Persian lacquers. For a long time, studies have been devoted to 18th-century European Chinese lacquer imitating Far Eastern, Chinese and Japanese lacquer. Professor A. González-Palacios has recently shown that the first lacquers produced in Europe were made in Venice rather in the second half of the 16th century, under the influence of models from the Muslim world. In this history of cultural exchanges between Venice and the Islamic East and of the surprising adherence of the workshops of the Serenissima to the models of Islamic art transferred to Western design objects, a key role was played by Islamic bindings, the main means of transmission to Venetian craftsmen of Eastern techniques and ornamental motifs. The sheer sumptuousness and splendor of the Islamic manuscripts and the Turkish-Ottoman and Persian bindings explain the impact of these works on the artisans of the lagoon and the role played by the humanists in the spread of this art. The link between Islamic ligatures and Venetian lacquers has never been clearer than in Venetian cabinets whose exterior facades are designed as a framed ligature. There is a small wrought-iron family seal attached to the drawer. Measurements L cm 27 D cm 16 H cm 25

Dimensions:
Height: 9.85 in (25 cm)Width: 10.63 in (27 cm)Depth: 6.3 in (16 cm)
Style:
Renaissance (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Wood,Lacquered
Place of Origin:
Italy
Period:
16th Century
Date of Manufacture:
about 1590
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. Minor fading. Accompanied by certificate of eportation. Professional packing in wooden crate, shipping by DHL or UPS courier.
Seller Location:
Pistoia, IT
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU10131242367592

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