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Chest of drawers with chinoiserie decoration
Chalice
Living room furniture Casablanca
Cassone of the three dukes
Console
Passalacqua cabinet
Stop
Nicodemus
Lounge chair
Chest of drawers with chinoiserie decoration

Chest of drawers with chinoiserie decoration

Giuseppe Maggiolini

Displayed in:

Museum of Furniture and Wooden Sculptures

Museum of Furniture and Wooden Sculptures

Piazza Castello, Milan

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The chest of drawers has the wavy and ornate shapes typical of the Rococo style, with bronze ornaments depicting theatrical masks and Chinese figurines to emphasize drawers, front edges and legs. The lively oriental-style skits of the central medallions are due to the design of the young Andrea Appiani, author of many drawings used by Maggiolini and workshop to decorate the furniture. Using local and oriental woods with wisdom, the cabinetmaker creates a piece of furniture of rare luster. The valuable piece was donated to the Collections in 1895.
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Title: Chest of drawers with chinoiserie decoration

Author: Giuseppe Maggiolini

Date: 1773

Technique: Wood, gilt bronze, marble top

Displayed in: Museum of Furniture and Wooden Sculptures

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