Liberty Cradle Beech - Austria XIX-XX Century

19th Century / 1801 - 1900

French Napoleon III center bookcase, supported by wavy legs, the lower band on both the front and sides is shaped; on the front it has two doors finished with fake books, with applied leather ribs, so as to simulate an open bookcase. In the upper part there is an open compartment and an upper tray shelf. The etagere has a similar shape, but in the central compartment there are various shelves placed at different heights. Interior in mahogany, they are veneered in bois de rose, with a 45 ° cut and quadripartite on the tops; the furniture is decorated with gilded bronzes and worked with leafy volutes, in the shoes, on the uprights, on the lower band and in the side handles.

17th Century / 1601 - 1700, 16th Century / 1501 - 1600

Walnut burl veneered cabinet, the uprights on the front, also in walnut wood, are richly carved: starting from the bottom there is a shelf in the shape of a leafy volute, surmounted by a fish, a dolphin according to the imagination of the time, and again from a grotesque mask. In the upper part there is instead a caryatid, in the left upright, while in the right one a telamon, both with facial features that recall the tradition of grotesque masks. The band below the top sees the alternation of reserves veneered in briar with small carved pieces: in the lateral ones there are two profiles of warriors with helmets on their heads, then there are two pieces with weapons, a shield and a quiver of arrows; in the center, finally, an oval coat of arms, without however any identifying elements. The front is occupied by a large opening flap door veneered in briar inside, hiding a chest of drawers consisting of twelve small drawers and two side doors; they are all decorated with carved briar frames. The wrought iron lock is hidden on the outside, but visible on the inside of the door; it has the characteristic lily shape, echoed in the door hinges.