how to build rustic furniture
TOTAL AND PARTIAL FAKES, REBUILT FURNITURE Let's say it straight away that entirely false furniture, fakes so well-done that even an expert can be deceived, would be so expensive that it is not convenient to produce them. A total imitation can be tried only when the original has an astronomical value. As in
the case of the sofa and of the four armchairs of carved and gilted wood with fittings in leather of that period. They are very rare furnishings which represent the perfect sample of decorative and wooden art of the period of Luigi XIV, Reggenza style, sold by Christie's, in Montecarlo for Lit.3.613 milions. Furniture index
Cupboard XVI century (after the restoration)
Wooden panels, internal soft wood; external slabbed with walnut-wood small knotty trunk; the cupboard level in walnut solid-wood Origin: Archeological Superintendence of Ostia Antica. As regards italian market, such quotations are not possible because
there are a few furniture that overcome Lit.150 milions: for instance a walnut slabbed Trumeau of XVIIth. century, or bow-fronted inlaid walnut-wood chests of drawers. These are so precious and refined works, particularly owing to materials and constructive tecniques used, that an imitation would cost much more,obviously an artistic fake and not a simple imitation obtained with modern tools. Total art fakes should be exhibited in a museum, as it happened many years Furniture index
ago to an old craftsman of Cantu' Pro di Como, who built a bow-fronted chest of drawers in
pink ebony, with good antique quality marble flat from a bigger one of XVIIIth.century. All this was executed with scrupulous technique in auge in France during XVIIIth. century. That piece of furniture was stated as an original of 1750 of french origin. There was a great expert that attributed it downright to Roger Lacroix (1727-89). Cupboard XVI century (before the restoration) Origin: Archeological Superintendence of Ostia Antica.
The craftsman, after all these Furniture index
positive esteems about his piece of furniture, had to work hard to show to the experts that piece of furniture was a perfect reconstruction of the original, with technical documentations. The valuation of the rebuilt piece of furniture ( 100 milions italian liras) was higher than the valuation of an original one of
XVIIIth. century ( 60 milions). The piece of furniture of the artisan is now exposed at the museum of Milan. It often happens to be told a piece of furniture is original but it has been partially redone or rebuilt. These are obviously borderline cases between forgery and restoration. When single parts come from different elements, gathered in one piece of furniture, the result Furniture index
is a rebuilted piece of furniture, which obviosly has not the same value
of the original.
TOTAL AND PARTIAL FAKES, REBUILT FURNITURE Let's say it straight away that entirely false furniture, fakes so well-done that even an expert can be deceived, would be so expensive that it is not convenient to produce them. A total imitation can be tried only when the original has an astronomical value. As in
the case of the sofa and of the four armchairs of carved and gilted wood with fittings in leather of that period. They are very rare furnishings which represent the perfect sample of decorative and wooden art of the period of Luigi XIV, Reggenza style, sold by Christie's, in Montecarlo for Lit.3.613 milions. Furniture index
Cupboard XVI century (after the restoration)
Wooden panels, internal soft wood; external slabbed with walnut-wood small knotty trunk; the cupboard level in walnut solid-wood Origin: Archeological Superintendence of Ostia Antica. As regards italian market, such quotations are not possible because
there are a few furniture that overcome Lit.150 milions: for instance a walnut slabbed Trumeau of XVIIth. century, or bow-fronted inlaid walnut-wood chests of drawers. These are so precious and refined works, particularly owing to materials and constructive tecniques used, that an imitation would cost much more,obviously an artistic fake and not a simple imitation obtained with modern tools. Total art fakes should be exhibited in a museum, as it happened many years Furniture index
ago to an old craftsman of Cantu' Pro di Como, who built a bow-fronted chest of drawers in
pink ebony, with good antique quality marble flat from a bigger one of XVIIIth.century. All this was executed with scrupulous technique in auge in France during XVIIIth. century. That piece of furniture was stated as an original of 1750 of french origin. There was a great expert that attributed it downright to Roger Lacroix (1727-89). Cupboard XVI century (before the restoration) Origin: Archeological Superintendence of Ostia Antica.
The craftsman, after all these Furniture index
positive esteems about his piece of furniture, had to work hard to show to the experts that piece of furniture was a perfect reconstruction of the original, with technical documentations. The valuation of the rebuilt piece of furniture ( 100 milions italian liras) was higher than the valuation of an original one of
XVIIIth. century ( 60 milions). The piece of furniture of the artisan is now exposed at the museum of Milan. It often happens to be told a piece of furniture is original but it has been partially redone or rebuilt. These are obviously borderline cases between forgery and restoration. When single parts come from different elements, gathered in one piece of furniture, the result Furniture index
is a rebuilted piece of furniture, which obviosly has not the same value
of the original.
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