Walnut flap desk with drawers and shelf feet, 18th century
PLATINUM Seller in Milano, Italy
Flap supported by bracket feet, the broken and crossbow-shaped front has three drawers plus a smaller one placed in the band under the top, in the upper part a shaped door conceals a cabinet with a central curved door and two pairs of side drawers. Walnut veneer, with walnut burl reserves and maple threads; poplar interior. Of Emilian production, a similar flap is published by Luisa Bandera (Italian regional furniture. The Emilian furniture, DeAgostini Görlich, Milan, 1972, p. 132, fig. 156), where it refers to the Bolognese area.
ID: 2096-1714066825-89130