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Neoclassical bed-side tables made of hazel-tree wood (Cremona, end of the XVIII century).

Author: Giovanni Maffezzoli

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A neoclassical chest of drawers made of hazel-tree wood (Cremona, end of the XVIII century).

Author: Giovanni Maffezzoli

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An engraved chest of drawers with neoclassical details. The decorative festoons (tied by ribbons) in the upper part are a typical Maggiolini style.

Author: Giuseppe Maggiolini (su disegno di Andrea Appiani)

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An engraved chest of drawers with neoclassical details from Lombardy (made in Maggiolini’s shop in 1790).
This piece of furniture has three drawers; the veneering and the engraving are made basically of walnut wood and other kinds of woods. The rich decorations on the front and on the sides show leaves and baskets of fruit carried by telamons and a central medallion.

The feet are in a truncated cone shape and are carried by turned elements. The typical frames of the period are created with acanthus leaves and other stylised vegetable details.

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An engraved chest of drawers with neoclassical details from Lombardy (made in Parabiago in Maggiolini’s shop, 1775-99).

It has three drawers; the structure is entirely made of walnut wood while the slab-work is engraved with box-tree wood as well as other kinds of woods. The shape is rigid and geometrical, the feet are in a truncated pyramid form and engraved. The simple engraving is decorated with acanthus leaves, a central rosette and a few festoons.