"Ferdinando Pogliani Bureau Plat En Bois Noirci Et Marqueterie D’ivoire. "
Medium-sized flat desk in blackened pear wood and ivory marquetry on violet wood. Double sided and middle, opening with three drawers, two of which have pull keys but are not lockable. Three false drawers on the other side. Resting on an eight-legged base, à la Mazarine. Old black leather upper in good condition. Decorated with masks, arabesques and interlacing in Ivory. Napoleon III period furniture in good house condition. Attributed to Ferdinando POGLIANI (1832-1899.)
Delivery possible, please contact us. Ferdinando Pogliano was the greatest Milanese cabinetmaker of his time. He specialized in ebony furniture inlaid with ivory. The use of semi-precious stones is typical of Milanese luxury furniture, the development of which was encouraged by the refurnishing of the palaces of this city in the second half of the 19th century.