Rare chinoiserie cabinet with polychrome decorations made in Giambattista Gianotti’s Officine Riunite d’Arte Decorativa (Room 116) for the II Biennial – Lombard Section – Room with Furniture and Stained Glass Windows of the Officine Riunite d’Arte Decorativa. Unique Exemplar.
The extraordinary piece of furniture is dated 1925. The piece of furniture is an extraordinary example of great cabinet making and woodworking. In fact, these special features are denoted by the manic inlays inserted in the cabinet. The inlays are perfect even in its smallest elements. Its depictions are mainly ornaments and floral elements. These inlays are found on the crown of the cabinet, on the sides, and on the legs. The cabinet opens via two lockable doors. Inside we find great magic! We are greeted by numerous walnut wood drawers of various sizes that can be opened with wooden knobs. Each wooden door is finely carved with ornaments and natural elements such as flowers and birds. The two main doors inside are also finely carved. Let’s call it a chinoiserie piece of furniture because of this element that contradicts it: the numerous cabinets inserted inside, where opening this piece of furniture looks like opening a secret chest! We could talk at length about this magnificent specimen, but its images are worth a thousand words. Extremely extraordinary, elegant and extremely rare.
Bibliography Fine Arts:
THESAURUS [1/2]
Descriptor: decorative arts
Thesaurus type: Triennial Archive Thesaurus
Compilation: Redaelli E. (2016)
Dimensions:
Height: 182 cm (71,65 in.)
Width: 108 cm (42,52 in.)
Depth: 48 cm ( 18,9 in.)
Conditions:
In good condition!
