Rolo Chest of Drawers

Walnut veneered chest of drawers. The front is divided into two equal drawers with panels decorated with symmetrical volutes of racemes converging towards the center, to form the typical crown that frames the handles. Dark borders outline the panels. The decorative theme of the top features a border enclosing two square panels, each panel presents a variant of the flower reminiscent of a snowflake at the center, enclosed in an octagon bordered by double threads. The side features the motif of stylized and opposing racemes. The structure is accentuated by threaded borders arranged against the grain. The high and pyramidal feet feature a cyma recta moulding and terminate with an inverted pear drop. Metal spouts and knobs. Origin: Rolo (RE) Period: late eighteenth century, early nineteenth century Dimensions: cm 140 x 94 x 53