Sober and valuable French chest of drawers made between 1870 and 1873 in a traditional craftsman's workshop near Paris, most likely in the medieval village of Provins, in fact, it was bought in a small antique market in the area. With two large and deep drawers, the locks and decorations are in bronze casting well detailed. Very nice and particular the protection, always in bronze, that is at the end of the two front legs. The whole structure is made of walnut of excellent and sturdy quality, while the front of the drawers is made of precious elmwood with inlaid frames. At the center of the cabinet is a delicate and refined inlay of precious woods reproducing the allegory of music: three medieval musical instruments (a lute, a bombarda, and an ancient flute with a curved mouth) are represented together with a score and shoots of flowers. The piano was made with a shaped slab of excellent marble graniglia (marble graniglia (grit) is one of the most ancient cladding materials, it is a technique that consolidated its greatest splendor in Venice between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries) that is obtained by mixing small fragments of marble with natural cement and oxides. This plan has an extraordinary, rare, and fascinating color combination. The chest of drawers as a whole is a small artistic masterpiece. The chest is in its original condition and looks very good, there are only minor wear and tear due to the age (see photo).
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SILVER Seller in Prato, Italy
