Italian chest of drawersÂ
Walnut, fruit tree wood and blackened wood veneer on inlaid pine, beech, oak and plum wood, Italy, 18th century
This rectangular chest has four drawers. The marquetry has decorations of birds and scrolls in geometrical reserves.
The original base has disappeared. The base now on the piece today, in plum wood on oak, was created when it was restored in 2014.