19th Century, Italian Inlay Wood Sideboard

This sideboard was made in the Venetian area in the 19th century. The shaped model takes up the stylistic characteristics of the Venetian Rococo furniture of the eighteenth century. Entirely made of walnut wood, it is decorated with refined inlays in different colours that create phytomorphic frames and figures. The structure has four doors, inside of which there are two shelves per compartment. The profile is moved and the pillars are protruding, decorated with grotesque tarps. Each door has an inlaid frame with floral and phyto-morphic motifs and in the center of a box in burr are figures of men and women with noble clothes characteristic of the eighteenth-century Venice, placed on pedestals and topped by a small canopy. The plan following the movement of the front is also adorned with marquetry along the outer band with ornaments in a vegetable form. In the central part, in burl, stands an inlay depicting a banquet scene with two nobles sitting in front of a lady. The scene, probably taken from an engraving, is surrounded below by phytomorphic elements and, in the center, a flowers composition. The four feet are arched and moved.
This large and spacious piece of furniture is very decorative and pleasant for its sinuous and elegant lines and its elegant inlays. It can be placed in different environments, such as living rooms and dining rooms, corridors and entrances but also studios and bedrooms. It can be presented with some objects on the floor, such as lamps, vases and cache-pots, sculptures, candlesticks and watches. On the wall, above the cabinet, a mirror or paintings could be placed, so as to soften the overall effect.