Double leaf door hand-decorated 18th-century Austrian Baroque Tyrolean cupboard

Finest reproduction of a double leaf door hand-decorated 18th-century Austrian Baroque Tyrolean cupboard. The lock and the hinges, completely hand-crafted, are typical of XVIII century

Model Description

Model Structure

The cupboard is arranged with a double leaf door and the frame is supported by tapered feet raised from the floor. Inside the cupboard, there are some shelves used as a pantry and supported by a wooden rack. The back is manufactured with a cross framework. The well-processed external hinges and the lock are made of hot-forged iron by our craftspeople.

Raw Material

This double leaf door hand-decorated 18th-century Austrian Baroque Tyrolean cupboard is completely made of solid spruce wood, typically used in the last centuries for mountain furnishing in Trentino-Alto Adige. The solid spruce wood is suitable for notches and decorations.

Manufacture

This piece of furniture is decorated with water temperas and “gesso Bologna”, and light blue is the main colour of the frame. On the leaves door there are 2 bicolour lacquered boxes, beige on the inside and intense blue outside, bordered by a yellow-earth thread. On the doors there are also polychromatic flower vase

Size of the model in the picture

Available in size 110x44x180h., the item is completely customizable for sizes and decorations. The hinges are customizable according to the doors’ size.

Model History

Century of use

This is a refined and sophisticated cupboard replica, in typical 18th-century Austrian Baroque Tyrolean style from South Tyrol.

Historical notes and mobile curiosities

Centuries ago, Austria had a major influence on decorated furniture, especially South Tyrol furnishing: the hinges processing, for example, is more pronounced than decoration. According to Vangelista Mobili 1960’s informations, the original double leaf door hand-decorated Baroque cupboard is in the fortified-castle of Castelbello. After various fires that destroyed all furniture, the von Hendls ordered to restore the castle and bought some decorated furniture. The hinges of this cupboard are processed in the same style of the main gate of the castle and the shields.