Unique Antique Marquetry Dutch Mahogany Vitrine, Dutch Vitrine, Vitrine with drawers, Glass display cabinet, Glass vitrine, Dutch, Cabinet
Dutch marquetry miniature vitrine, shaped top, upper part with two shelves and 2 windows, base with 2 drawers. Mahogany inlaid With Floral Marquetry.
Early 19th Century.
Width 80 cm/31.50 inch , Depth 31 cm/12.20 inch , Height 91 cm/35.80 inch
Perfect condition !!
Unique furniture.
Width 60 cm/23.6 inch , Depth 62cm/24.40 inch , Height 79cm/31 inch
Marquetry
is decorative artistry where pieces of material (such as wood, mother-of-pearl, pewter, brass, silver or shell) of different colours are inserted into surface wood veneer to form intricate patterns such as scrolls or flowers.
The technique of veneered marquetry had its inspiration in 16th century, Florence. Marquetry elaborated upon florentine techniques of inlaying solid marble slabs with designs formed of fitted marbles, jaspers and semi-precious stones. This work, called opere di commessi, has Medieval parallels in Central Italian "Cosmati"-work of inlaid marble floors, altars and columns. The technique is known in English as Pietra Dura, for the "hardstones" used: onyx, jasper, cornelian, lapis lazuli and colored marbles. In Florence, the Chapel of the Medici at San Lorenzo is completely covered in a colored marble facing using this demanding jig-sawn technique.
Techniques of wood marquetry were developed in Antwerp and other Flemish centers of luxury cabinet-making during the early 16th century. The Craft was imported full-blown to France after the mid-17th century, to create furniture of unprecedented luxury being made at the royal manufactory of the Gobelins, charged with providing furnishings to decorate Versailles and the other royal residences of Louis XIV. Early masters of French marquetry were the Fleming Pierre Golle and his son-in-law, Andre´-Charles Boulle, who founded a dynasty of royal and Parisian cabinet-makers (e´be´nistes) and gave his name to a technique of marquetry employing shell and brass with pewter in arabesque or intricately foliate designs.
SHIPPING:
Collection in person possible.
I offer free transport within a 30 miles radius from CM20.
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Due to the size of furniture pieces, I ship mainly to the UK, however, an international shipment can be organised, after previous contact to agree the cost of this service
The furniture is carefully packed and protected against damage.
Antiques.co.uk Ref: V8KVAGYB
- Materials:
- Mahogany
Glass
- Width (cm):
- 80
- Height (cm):
- 91
- Depth (cm):
- 31
Price: £2,250.00
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