North Italian Walnut Commodini

Rectangular serpentine top over a drawer and a door, raised on cabriole legs.

Shaped top over a pair of cabinet doors raised on cabriole legs.

Rectangular top with carved edge over a carved support, the legs carved as dolphins terminating on scroll feet.

Rectangular top over two drawers with inlaid border and brass handles raised on circular tapered legs.

Rectangular top with old crack over a trestle base with wrought iron stretchers. Old elements.

Rectangular one piece board top and dentilled edge molding raised on vasiform shaped board ends joined by a shaped stretcher, shaped shoe feet. Provenance, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard U...

We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Elegant round coffee table from northern Italy with "orange slice" veneered with walnut-feather; the central stem of the tripod is in hexagonal solid wood; the three final supports, always in solid wood, are shaped and well whittled with simple and rigorous lines; at the center of the table, there is a delicate and refined inlay reproducing a rose, made by hand with soft precious woods, the two peripheral circles of the top are always inlaid. The most interesting and compelling feature of this table is the workmanship with which it was made: the " wood veneer"( Attention. The exact term is Italian "lastronatura" untranslatable in English, in fact, the "lastronatura" is very different and older than “wood veneer”. Read explanation later). The”lastronatura” is an artisan technique that spread already during the sixteenth century and remained unchanged until the mid-nineteenth century before the Industrial Revolution; it consisted of hand-cutting the trunks of noble wood (walnut, mahogany, briar, walnut-feather, etc.) with ancient saws in so many layers with thicknesses ranging from 4 to 6 millimeters, which were then applied to furniture for decorative purposes; the finishing of this procedure was very complex: the wood layer was treated with natural earth dissolved in water for the desired shade, it was aged with stone, fixed with shellac applied with a brush and finally polishing was performed in 12 steps...

A very stylish and well made pair of vintage Italian side tables, dating from around the 1950s. They are of superb quality, with beautifully carved solid walnut frames and inset o...

Beautiful 1950s table with accents for your entry, living or any chic spot.

19thc. Italian Walnut Table

Circa 1900 Italian carved walnut table with lion's paw feet, scrolling motif on sides and drawers in apron. Measurements: Height 31.75"...

The rectangular top above a long drawer raised on chamfered legs joined stretchers.