PIEDMONTESE INLAID TRUMEAU, 18th CENTURY

ELEGANT DOUBLE-BODY PIECE IN SOLID CHERRY WOOD, FEATURING RICH MAPLE INLAY WITH SCROLLS AND LEAVES, AND POPLAR ROOT WOOD VENEER. THE FURNITURE CONSISTS OF TWO SECTIONS: THE LOWER SECTION HAS A DROP-FRONT DESK WHICH CONCEALS FOUR DRAWERS AND AN OPEN COMPARTMENT IN THE CENTER. THE LOWER PART FEATURES THREE DRAWERS WITH A PARTICULAR BALUSTER SHAPE, ALL SUPPORTED BY CABRIOLE LEGS. THE UPPER SECTION RESTS ON THE LOWER SECTION WITH CABRIOLE LEGS, MATCHING THE LOWER SUPPORTS. IT CONSISTS OF TWO ARCHED DOORS, SIMILAR TO THE CORNICE, TYPICAL OF TURIN CABINET MAKING. PERIOD: FIRST HALF OF THE 18th CENTURY AREA OF ORIGIN: TURIN EXCELLENT CONDITION, RESTORED MEASUREMENTS: 121 X 56 X 227 cm (H).