The room attributable to the E. Quarters

Code: BOTARR0000540

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The room attributable to the E. Quarters

Code: BOTARR0000540

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The room attributable to the E. Quarters

Features

Style:  Art Nouveau (1890-1920)

Age:  20th Century / 1901 - 2000

Year:  1910 ca.

Origin:  Italy

Main essence:  Brazilian Rosewood ,  Mahogany ,  Walnut

Material:  Maple Veneer , Brazilian Rosewood Veneer , Brass

Description

The furniture, from the line slightly moved, presents an architectural structure to members of the sinuous curves and customize the front, the drawers and doors. Refined panels to the arches characterize the doors and the drawers in a continuum of stylistic enriched by thin filettaure brass floral inlays in mahogany and the application of lacquers in shades of light blue round thread rolling. Veneered in rosewood from rio on the whole surface, has elegant brass handles. Drawers in walnut, shaped in the corners. Interior veneered in birdseye maple with frames in mahogany, recalling the shaping of the main panels. Furniture consists of large wardrobe, eight drawers and an open compartment with a mirror. Pair of doors of which the central mirror and bevelled. Single bed shaped, pair of bedside tables with upstand and flat marble sunken. A chest with raised mirror, two doors on the front with small drawers inside and shelves of marble set.

Product Condition:
Product in good condition, has small signs of wear and tear.

Additional Information

Style: Art Nouveau (1890-1920)

Historical stylistic period formed from the end of the 19th century (ca. 1890) after the Umbertino style and continued until the First World War.

The current was characterized by the floral influence and the soft and curved lines, typical example are the "whiplashes".

The first signs of this new era came from architects such as Hector Guimard (1867-1942) who created numerous buildings and hotels, but also from people such as Arthur Mackmurdo furniture designer and Arthur Liberty industrialist and London merchant of the late 19th century who began to produce furnishing fabrics with floral motifs with soft and sinuous shapes.

The Universal Exhibition of Paris in 1900 was an important point for the development and affirmation of Liberty in the following decade.

Liberty was called in different ways depending on the nation, universally known as Art-Nouveau and it is thought that Arthur Liberty is the origin of the name given in Italy to this beautiful stylistic movement.

The name Art-Nouveau is thought to derive from a shop located in Paris called Maison de l'Art Nouveau which began to show off furniture with a new and innovative design in its windows.

With the end of the First World War, the naturalistic period of Liberty ended and the Art-Decò style appeared, with more rigid and geometric lines.

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FineArt: Nymph and Faun, Liberty sculpture by Giuseppe Siccardi

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Age: 20th Century / 1901 - 2000

20th Century / 1901 - 2000

Main essence:

Brazilian Rosewood

It is a hard, light blond wood, but with strong red and pinkish veins, which is obtained from tropical trees similar to rosewood. Its veins are reminiscent of striped tulips, which is why it is called tulipwood in English-speaking areas. It is used for inlays, often combined with bois de violette. In the 1700s and 1800s it was highly appreciated and used in France and England for precious veneers. It gives off scent for decades if not centuries after curing.

Mahogany

It is one of the most precious and sought-after woods in cabinet making. It was discovered in Central America around 1600 and began to be imported to England in the 1700s. Much appreciated for its hardness and indestructibility, it became widespread following the blocking of walnut exports from France in 1720 and the consequent elimination of English import duties on mahogany from the colonies in America and India. The most valuable version comes from Cuba, but it became very expensive. At the end of the 18th century it began to be used also in France in Louis XVI, Directory and Empire furniture, its diffusion declined starting from when Napoleon, in 1810, forbade its import. It was generally used in the manufacture of elegant furniture, due to its characteristics and beautiful grain.

Walnut

Walnut wood comes from the plant whose botanical name is juglans regia , probably originally from the East but very common in Europe. Light or dark brown in color, it is a hard wood with a beautiful grain, widely used in antique furniture. It was the main essence in Italy throughout the Renaissance and later had a good diffusion in Europe, especially in England, until the advent of mahogany. It was used for solid wood furniture and sometimes carvings and inlays, its only big limitation is that it suffers a lot from woodworm. In France it was widely used more than anything else in the provinces. In the second half of the eighteenth century its use decreased significantly because mahogany and other exotic woods were preferred.

Material:

Maple Veneer

Brazilian Rosewood Veneer

Brass

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