Italian Marquetry Cabinet with Fall Front Bar
Italian Marquetry Cabinet with Fall Front Bar
This beautiful Italian cabinet from the 1920's is done in an earlier style with intricate marquetry on all three sides. The piece has four drawers and a fall front that reveals a mirrored bar with a shelf. The marquetry has a pastoral theme with a shepherd and shepherdess and their sheep on the fall front. The piece is inlaid in various woods with stained details. On the sides of the piece there are women in classic romantic settings carrying flowers and fruit. There are decorative patterns of flora and fauna inlaid throughout the piece. The Fall front and drawers have original fixtures with two brass keys.
Italy, 1920's
60.25" H X 35.5" W X 19.75" D
Materials and Techniques: Marquetry
Condition: Item has signs of wear consistent with age and use including: shrinkage, minor losses, cracking, surface oxidization, and rubbing.
Reference: 9HP096