Venetian Console In Gilded Wood, Louis XV

Extremely refined Venetian console in finely and masterfully carved and gilded pine wood.

Period: mid-eighteenth century

Origin: Venice

Material: gilded wood

Style: Louis XV

Details:
There are various elements that give decorative quality and that allow this console to be characterized as Venetian:
Carved wood
the presence on the surface of the "en-cabriole" legs of carvings with flowers and leaves.

Hip to "s"
The strongly wavy sides are an indication of the further quality and rarity of this console.

Burin
burin processing

Apron
the typical carving in the center of the central apron

Authenticity
There are various elements that allow us to ascertain the originality of this console:
a view of it from the bottom and the back, already with the naked eye, allows us to connote the age of the wood dating back to the 18th century;
the presence of similar works, useful for a comparative exercise, published in I Mille Mobili Veneti by Clara Santini, pages 167-168-169; 18th century Venetian furniture, G. Morazzoni
Its exhibition at Modenantiquaria, a market exhibition of high quality antiques in which the display of any object can only be carried out after passing a thorough examination by a large group of experts called the Commission.