Summary:

• Item: Italian Bedside Tables
• Circa: 1870
• Provenance: Italy
• Wood: Satin Beech
• Renaissance influence
• New glass inset tops
• Brushing slides
• Three drawers
• Working lever locks & key
• Floral carved beaded frame
• Draped foliate garlands
• Fluted tapering legs
• Shaped cross-stretcher
• Original brass ball castors
• Classic Renaissance style
• Very pretty design
• Bleached / Lime Wash finish
• Excellent condition
• Free delivery to England, Wales & southern Scotland*
• Free 14-day UK returns policy

Description:

This is a fine quality pair of antique 19^th century Italian beside tables, with a Renaissance influence, incorporating new glass tops, decorated with fine foliate detail, circa 1870, in excellent condition.  Finished with a bleached / lime wash finish, these Italian besides boast fluted floral upstands, with new glass inset tops, set within a finely carved moulded frame, with a brushing slide and three working drawers below.  The drawer fronts are decorated with similar applied carved mouldings and retain the original lever lock (with key) and original knobs.  The Italian beside tables corners boast finely carved trailing foliate detail, with inset side panels, above a ribbon carved frieze.  The Italian nightstands are raised on tapering fluted legs, united by a decorative cross-stretchers (for additional support) terminating on their original brass ball castors.  The glass tops can be removed if not required.

These Italian beside tables is an extremely practical but decorative piece of furniture, which would be well suited in a wide variety of spaces.  They would look superb in several rooms from the living room to the bedroom.  The pair of Italian beside cabinets would certainly grace any traditional or contemporary home and is a great investment, as they are extremely functional.  So, don’t miss out on your chance to own a lovely piece of furniture.

History of Italian Furniture:

Traditional Italian furniture has been celebrated and cherished for thousands upon thousands of years. Italian furniture design is well-loved for its mixture of craftsmanship and style. The 1700 and 1800s is when Italian furniture broke from the rest of Europe. Other countries were entering their own decadent periods. The French were just beginning the Rococo stage. Italian artisans were simplifying, however, while everyone else got fancier.  Italian furniture makers traded in elaborate scrolling for simpler geometric shapes during this era. Vibrant colours were replaced by more neutral palettes.  This simplification wouldn’t last, though. The 19th Century brought a revival of Gothic and Rococo styles to Italian designers. The styles favoured during the Italian Renaissance made a comeback during the 1800s, as well.

Source: https://www.michelangelodesigns.com/evolution-of-traditional-italian-furniture-design/#:~:text=Italian%20furniture%20from%20the%20Renaissance,to%20a%20whole%20new%20level.

Dimensions:

External Height = 83.5cm / 32⅞” / 2ft 8⅞”
Base Height = 78.5cm / 30⅞” / 2ft 6⅞”
Width = 38.4cm / 15⅛”/ 1ft 3⅛”
External Depth = 62cm / 24⅜” / 2ft 0⅜”

Condition Report:

This is a fine quality pair of antique 19^th century Italian beside tables, with a Renaissance influence, incorporating new glass tops, decorated with fine foliate detail, circa 1870, in excellent condition.  Finished with a bleached / lime wash finish.  All the drawers and brushing slides work and close flush to the frame.  The drawers retain the original lever locks (with key) and drawer knobs.  The bedsides have been adapted from a dressing table.  There are nominal old use marks to the beech frame, but nothing significant considering the age of the item.  The foliate carvings are intact and in excellent condition.  The glass insets are new; therefore, the glass tops are in excellent condition, with no scratches or chips.  The legs retain the original brass ball castor sockets.  This pair of Italian beside tables are well constructed, solid in joint and ready to be used.

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