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Double-body flap
Chest of drawers
Hood-strong
Double-body flap
"Crescent" chest of drawers
Lounge chair
Kneelder
The Seller of Cupids
The Triumph of Virtue crowned by geniuses and surrounded by the Liberal Arts
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Enthroned Madonna with Child and Four Saints
Madonna of the Snows
“Presentation” snuffbox of Vittorio Emanuele II of Savoy
Presentation snuffbox with the portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte
Coffee maker
Pot-pourri holder
Portagioielli
Pot-pourri holder
"Elephant" clock
Parade tray
Double-body flap
Chest of drawers
Hood-strong
Double-body flap
"Crescent" chest of drawers
Lounge chair
Kneelder
The Seller of Cupids
The Triumph of Virtue crowned by geniuses and surrounded by the Liberal Arts
Portrait of Maria Luisa Gabriella of Savoy as a child
Stories of the Passion of Christ
Enthroned Madonna with Child and Four Saints
Madonna of the Snows
“Presentation” snuffbox of Vittorio Emanuele II of Savoy
Presentation snuffbox with the portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte
Coffee maker
Pot-pourri holder
Portagioielli
Pot-pourri holder
"Elephant" clock
Parade tray

Double-body flap

Pietro Piffetti

Displayed in:

Accorsi-Ometto Museum of Decorative Arts

Accorsi-Ometto Museum of Decorative Arts

Via Po, 55, Turin

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Pietro Piffetti's double-body, considered by international critics "the most beautiful piece of furniture in the world", was conceived as a spectacular folding desk with bookcase. It is characterized by imposing mixtilinear forms and a complex decorative apparatus, taken from famous engravings of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. It is signed and dated. The piece of furniture was purchased by Pietro Accorsi in 1963.
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Title: Double-body flap

Author: Pietro Piffetti

Date: 1738

Technique: Walnut wood paved in rosewood and boxwood, inlaid with ivory and tortoiseshell

Displayed in: Accorsi-Ometto Museum of Decorative Arts

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