Showcase Library On Console Nubian, Venice 19th

Beautiful piece of ceremonial furniture, centerpiece of a Venissian palace in the 19 th century. It is a cabinet showcase, library, forming a writing desk with a retractable shelf, mounted on a console supported by two squatting Nubians. This type of Nubian sculpture is also found in Genoa and other places in Italy, as well as on the Corsican flag in the form of a Moorish head. In walnut, natural, enhanced with gilding and blackened, all of origin. Epoque nineteenth. There are three drawers, two small at the top and another hidden in the crossbar of the console, under the shelf. Good condition of house, to report some old holes of vrillettes (treated) and wear without gravity. The top is covered with a heavily used silk damask (see photos). At the top, we have two glass shelves.