Ialian Antique Furniture

An Introduction to Italian Antique Furniture

You will find Italy to be a beautiful country with many delights such as the scenery, fantastic food and elegant fashion. If you are an antiques collector, another great thing about Italy is the antique furniture. There is no shortage of incredible Italian antique furniture for collectors to choose from. Not only are there plenty of authentic antiques floating around, there are also great reproductions that can add beauty and sophistication to any room of your home.

Italian antique furniture features a wide range of variety of pieces from days gone by. For example, during the Louis XV era furniture was made in gleaming dark woods like mahogany and walnut. The pieces indicative of this time period were not overly ornate but featured attractive curves and molding. Another type of Italian antique that you may come across when shopping is Venetian. I recently saw a set of Venetian chairs from the late 19th century that were ornately carved and luxuriously gilded. At the same antique shop, I was able to also look at a Venetian chandelier from the early 19th century that, in the hallmark style of Venetian antiques, was also fabulously ornate.

A popular Italian style is Baroque antique furniture. Baroque furniture is heavy and rich, with dark woods and luxurious carvings. The pieces from this time period could be described as rectilinear in nature. An even more extravagant style is Rococo, which features lots of curves and carvings which represent plants, flowers and shells. Yet another popular type of antique furniture which hails from Italy is Tuscan style. Tuscan furniture is sometimes hand painted and often uses woods such as cypress and chestnut. You will often find other materials like metal and leather worked into the pieces.

Collecting antique Italian furniture is a joy. It is beautiful and of high-quality, which is why so many antique lovers desire it. If you cannot find the furniture you want or cannot afford it, perhaps a reproduction furniture piece is a good idea. Today's reproductions are made to look exactly like the antiques they are modeled after, but offer the benefit of being brand new. Some antique furniture centers deal in reproductions. You can also have pieces custom made in any style of your choice. If you're not sure where to begin in this process, the Internet is a valuable tool for locating both antique and reproduction pieces.

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