Lotto 1064 - A210 Arti decorative - giovedì, 19. settembre 2024, 14h00
SINGLE-DOOR WARDROBE WITH “ARTE POVERA” DECOR
Northern Italy, Veneto, 18th century.
Wood, painted yellow with polychrome Arte Povera decoration in the form of leaf volutes, floral friezes, grotesque figures, medallions and figures. Rectangular body with straight, profiled cornice on a straight frame and bracket feet. Front with double panelled door. The interior with a modern extension with four drawers (reversible). 1 key.
97 × 53 × 184 cm.
Losses to the paintwork, chips and wormholes. Sides of the paintwork crazed. The interior conversion is reversible.
This rare and decorative cabinet is a historical witness to the intensive cultural exchange in the 17th and 18th centuries, which can be traced back to the increasing global trade flows.
The technique of “lacca povera” is understood as an attempt to imitate Chinese and Japanese lacquer work. Such Asian lacquer works arrived in Europe from the 17th century onwards via European Far East trading companies and were celebrated as highlights of European Kunstkammer cabinets. The technique involved applying cut-out and colored copper engraving motifs to the painted furniture and then coating the surface several times with a special, yellowish vegetable varnish known as “sandracca”. The varnish was used to protect the engravings and to level the surface. Print shops, such as that of Giovanni Antonio Remondini in Venice, produced sheets with figurative scenes and landscapes that could be cut out. Cf. Saul Levy: Laques venitiennes du Dix-huitieme siècle. Milan 1967, pp. 12-23 and illustration 171 of a large cabinet from the first half of the century. from the Sergio Bortoli collection.
This rare and decorative cabinet is a historical witness to the intensive cultural exchange in the 17th and 18th centuries, which can be traced back to the increasing global trade flows.
The technique of “lacca povera” is understood as an attempt to imitate Chinese and Japanese lacquer work. Such Asian lacquer works arrived in Europe from the 17th century onwards via European Far East trading companies and were celebrated as highlights of European Kunstkammer cabinets. The technique involved applying cut-out and colored copper engraving motifs to the painted furniture and then coating the surface several times with a special, yellowish vegetable varnish known as “sandracca”. The varnish was used to protect the engravings and to level the surface. Print shops, such as that of Giovanni Antonio Remondini in Venice, produced sheets with figurative scenes and landscapes that could be cut out. Cf. Saul Levy: Laques venitiennes du Dix-huitieme siècle. Milan 1967, pp. 12-23 and illustration 171 of a large cabinet from the first half of the century. from the Sergio Bortoli collection.
CHF 3 000 / 5 000 | (€ 3 090 / 5 150)
Venduto per CHF 5 000 (incl. premio)