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Italian Walnut Credenza Prices at Auction
Italian credenza prices at auction depend on region, walnut and later copies. Verified sale results and how to tell a period cabinet from a revival.
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Italian Bureau and Writing Desk Prices at Auction
Auction prices for antique Italian writing desks, from Venetian ribalte to Roman centre desks, and how to tell a period bureau from a later copy.
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Authentic vs Later Venetian Trumeaux in Walnut and Lacquer
Venetian trumeau cabinets of the eighteenth century are walnut-burl or lacca povera bureau-bookcases. Later copies fail on carcass, glass and mounts.
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How to Identify Italian Antique Console Tables by City and Construction
How to identify Italian antique consoles by city: Roman giltwood, Genoese rocaille, Venetian painted lacquer, and marble tops that are often later.
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Italian Antique Commodes of the Eighteenth Century
Italian antique commodes of the 1700s differ by city. Genoa uses quadrifoglio veneer; Venice, lacquer; Turin, Piffetti mounts; Sicily, carta di Spagna.
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Florentine Antique Furniture of Renaissance and Grand-Ducal Workshops
Florentine antique furniture in walnut: credenze, lettucci and Grand-Ducal stipi, distinguished from later nineteenth-century revival carving.
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Italian Giltwood Frames of Rome and Florence
Italian giltwood frames from Rome and Florence are identified by cassetta and Maratta profiles, water gilding on bole, and later English workshop copies.
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Venetian Lacquer Furniture, 1700–1800
Venetian lacquer furniture of the eighteenth century is dated by sandarac varnish, gesso grounds, and arte povera prints cut from Remondini sheets.
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Venetian Mirror Identification: Murano Glass Frames & History
How to identify antique Venetian mirrors: Murano crystal glass, tin-mercury backing, glass frames, and what separates later copies from Venetian work.
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Chiavarina Chair Identification: Campanina Construction & Copies
How to recognise a Chiavarina chair: Descalzi’s 1807 campanina, willow seats, Ligurian woods, district variants, and how it differs from Ponti’s Superleggera.
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Italian Marquetry Furniture: Maggiolini Inlay & Collecting Guide
Identify antique Italian marquetry furniture: Maggiolini cassettoni, Piedmont ivory inlay, Sorrento tarsia, and how workshop pieces differ from later copies.
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Antique Italian Furniture: Cassoni, Walnut & How to Identify
Identify antique Italian furniture by period and region: cassoni, walnut carving, Venetian lacquer, Maggiolini marquetry, and 19th-century revival.