Luxury rounded Secretaire-trumeau in ‘700 Baroque Genoese Luigi XV style with a flap

Luxury rounded Secretaire-trumeau in ‘700 Baroque Genoese Luigi XV style with a flap, four-leaf clover inlaid. Precious and important handmade reproduction 100% Made in Italy.

Model Description

Model Structure

The structure of the luxury rounded secretaire-trumeau in '700 Baroque Genoese Luigi XV style has 2 overlapping bodies. The base has 3 big drawers and 2 smaller drawers in the upper part, with a flap, hiding within small drawers and glove compartments. The top (shelf) has a big shaped double-leaf door and 2 removable tablets used as candle-holders. Inside the shelf, there are a lot of glove compartments for briefcases, small objects and little shaped and inlaid drawers.

Raw Material

The inner part of the luxury rounded secretaire-trumeau in '700 Baroque Genoese Luigi XV style with a flap is made of solid spruce wood, resistant to humidity. The exterior part is veneered (significant thickness of 4 mm) in rare woods like Brazilian rosewood and violet wood, which is excellent for marquetries and frames. The frieze of the cymatium is carved by hand and produced with limewood whereas handles, keys and pommels are made of bronze poured in casting moulds and 24kt gold plated, faithful reproduction of the original baroque pieces from the 18-th century.

Manufacture

The framework of the luxury rounded secretaire-trumeau in '700 Baroque Genoese Luigi XV style is arranged with vertical spruce axes put together and shaped for the final bending. The base and the shelf are placed to proceed with roughing, smoothing and last, but not least, the marquetry of the exterior structure. The veneering has an important thickness of 4 mm and it is made of Brazilian rosewood, fixed in a herringbone pattern towards the middle. The four-leaf clover inlays are made of violet rosewood, typically used in luxury Ligurian furniture. After the smoothing of the exterior part with rasps and abrasive papers has finished, the final step is the polishing with blonde natural water-based temperas established by shellac applied with a brush. Finally, we apply a cotton buffer soaked with straw yellow oil and shellac mixed with a powder of pumice stone. This old technique of polishing confers the furniture a glossy appearance and enhances the wonderful grain of exotic woods.

Size of the model in the picture

Available in size 106x56x260h and crafted by hand, this precious secretaire-trumeau is customizable for dimension, type of woods and finishings.

Model History

Century of use

the luxury rounded secretaire-trumeau in '700 Baroque Genoese Luigi XV style is a faithful replica of the original, which dates back to the first half of 18th century Genoese furniture.

Historical notes and mobile curiosities

This particular luxury rounded Secretaire-trumeau in '700 Baroque Genoese Luigi XV style with a flap is produced with the same working process of skilled and experienced Ligurian cabinetmakers of the 18th century. The influence of France is expressed both in the softly rounded lines and the handmade refined finishings with bronze, because the noble families loved looking for the new French fashions. The original secretaire-trumeau is in one room of palazzo Bianco, in the historic city centre of Genoa. Vangelista Mobili 1960 is proud to be one of the few companies able to meticulously recreate this majestic Genoese trumeau.