A fabulous Italian marquetry table cabinet of ebonised wood inlaid with boxwood and ivory. The drop-down front opens to reveal a bank of drawers.
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Marquetry is the art of applying pieces of veneer to a structure to form decorative patterns, designs or pictures. The term comes from the French marqueter, meaning to variegate. This fine piece would probably have been used for the storage of precious items of jewelry in a wealthy villa.
Warning: This item contains ivory. Be advised that several countries including the EU and the US now prohibit the importation of ivory items.
This item has been registered as exempt from the UK Ivory Act 2018, on account of it being made before 1947 with less than 10% ivory by volume. Ivory declaration submission Ref : VV4SSEVX
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