Venice, Louis XV, Mezzanine Furniture

Venice, Louis XV

Mezzanine furniture

Walnut root, cm 131 x 51 x 68

The mezzanine, or mezzanine floor, in architecture is a particular level normally lowered of the building, usually located between the ground floor and the first floor and that does not fall into the total calculation of floors. Historically it is a level intended to house services and, in noble palaces, also the staff quarters. The presence of the mezzanine is often due to the need to connect floors placed at different elevations such as the attic covering the funds or warehouses of the ground floor and the levels at different elevations present on other sides of the building. However, the presence of the mezzanine is not uncommon due to reasons of architectural composition of the facade, since the reduced floor space can be used, among other things, to delineate a physical boundary between different functions of the building. It is precisely because of the unique conformation of this architectural space that we owe the unusual shape of this beautiful low and elongated Louis XV style furniture in burl. The Louis XV style in the decorative arts, is inspired by naturalistic forms, preferring curved lines and asymmetrical compositions; it elaborates the characters of the rococo taste already matured during the short period of transition during which the Reggenza style had established itself.