Venetian Luigi Filippo centre room desk inlaid in burr walnut, with 3 drawers and 2 doors

Centre room desk inlaid in burr walnut with 3 drawers and 2 doors in Venetian Luigi Filippo style. The choice of walnut and “mandolette” inlays highlight the uniqueness of this item, 100% Made in Italy.

Model Description

Model Structure

The rectangular inlaid desk with "s" shaped drawers and sabre shaped legs has 3 drawers in the front and 2 lateral doors with a removable shelf inside whereas the frame is supported by 4 sabre shaped and slim legs. The desk is decorated and inlaid on all sides, so it is perfect for centre room furnishing.

Raw Material

The inside of the desk is made of solid spruce wood and it is coated with inlaid threads in maple and bois de rose. The ring handles are made of bronze.

Manufacture

The centre room desk inlaid in burr walnut with 3 drawers and 2 doors in Venetian Luigi Filippo style is veneered on solid spruce wood. The inside is in crossed spruce wood (3 layers glued together to keep stability over time) whereas the desk, the sides, the front and the doors are coated with a precious walnut 4 mm thick. (The veneered coating is the added value that makes this desk even more precious), the legs are made of walnut wood and sabre shaped by hand in the final part. The 3 central drawers and the band which surrounds all the outline under the desktop are in precious walnut and "s" shaped, for a sophisticated look. The inlay on the desktop's silhouette, on the drawers and on the doors made of white maple and pinkish rosewood cut in 45 degrees in our laboratory give a strong visual impact. The back of the desk has the lower perimeter shaped. Polished with techniques in vogue during the 18th century, natural clays dissolved in water for the right colour, slightly antiqued with stone for a worn aspect, established by shellac applied with a brush. The final protection with a swab is made with straw-yellow oil and powder of pumice stone, from 11 to 15 circular movements; this process gives a glossy appearance to the desk and enhances the warm chromatism of walnut. The ring handles and the keyhole covers are made of bronze poured in casting moulds, hand chiselled and reproduced from the original Venetian Luigi Filippo style.

Size of the model in the picture

The inlaid desks is available in 2 sizes 160x75x79h. – 180x85x79h. and it is customizable for sizes, structure (doors or drawers), type of wood and polishing.

Model History

Century of use

The original Venetian Luigi Filippo centre room desk inlaid in burr walnut, with 3 drawers and 2 doors dates back to the first half of 18th century.

Historical notes and mobile curiosities

We retrieved the original desk in the entrance hall in Villa Barbaro, in Maser (near Treviso), a nice Palladian Villa. We decided to create a specific milling machine in order to reproduce this original for our demanding clientele, we have shaped the band which surrounds the body below the desktop and we have kept the same woods and original features of herringbone. The result is this precious Venetian Luigi Filippo centre room desk inlaid in burr walnut, with 3 drawers and 2 doors, 100% luxury Made in Italy.