18th Century, Italian Neoclassical Wood Inlaid Cabinet

This refined neoclassical cabinet was built around the end of the 18th century in Genoa, Italy. The sides and the front are entirely inlaid with the use of wooden essences such as bois de rose, boxwood and green wood. The inlaid surfaces are partly pyrographed and burnished by the use of burnt sand. This very refined technique allows to create a greater definition of the ornaments and also confer three-dimensionality and chiaroscuro to the drawings. Predominantly dark, the elegant inlays create neoclassical designs with decorations with phytomorphic and floral motifs, inspired by the taste of the time. Laterally in the center in a lozenge there are also heads in profile, while on the front, inside an almond supported by festoons is pirographed the face of a woman with curly hair that emerges from a plume divided into two.
The uprights of the cabinet, also inlaid with foliage and floral decorations, are slightly projecting from the side walls and the front, an elegant feature of the Genoese area. This game of different levels and levels, which gives great value to the furniture, produces a game of perspective and movement of great effect. The front part consists of a single door that opens to the right. The interior is divided by a small drawer with a bronze opening ring and two open compartments separated by a wooden top. Of great value, the four truncated legs of inverted pyramid are inlaid on three sides. The Macchiavecchia grey marble top is coeval and slightly recessed on three sides, where the highest wooden structure serves to stop any objects and sheets resting on top.
This cabinet therefore has a very elegant line and a particularly refined workmanship. It is suitable for in a study, in a hall or an entrance, but can also be used as a bedside table in a bedroom. Perfect combined with antique furniture and even more in modern contexts.