Work Table, Florentine Cabinetry, circa 1850

Lacquered and gilded pure gold Faux marble top Dimensions: cm W 110 x D 45 x H 101 Barocchetto Italiano (DAL 1720 AL 1780) With the economic decline of the Italian aristocracy, the smaller proportions of Rococo furniture lent themselves to update the furnishings of the palace. Furniture was produced, mainly in the Veneto, with a typically Baroque formal layout, but with more minute proportions and more elegant decorative modules typical of Rococo furniture that did not contrast with the old Baroque scenographic furniture. This style, which spread throughout the peninsula, was called Italian Baroque. Venice, already renowned for its painted and lacquered furniture, was the center of the development of this style, where it lasted well beyond the mid-eighteenth century. In addition to the Veneto, furniture in this style was built by the Genoese cabinetmakers heirs of Anton Maria Maragliano (1664 - 1739) and in Piedmont, where the productions of Luigi Prinotto (1706 - 1790) and Pietro Piffetti...

In finely hand carved three-legged solid walnut. Small plate band covered with walnut veneer with frame. Liguria, First half '800 Dimensions: Diameter 143 Height 78 cm circa.

Small work table with opening top made of ebonized oak with inlaid details. On the top is a graceful geometric decoration containing within it a medallion painted with floral motifs,...

Beautiful 19th century Louis 14 desk. Beautiful solid wood, whose legs are carved in a baluster and are joined by an "H" brace. There is also a drawer a...