A beautifully proportioned Italian prie-dieu, with floral marquetry and moulded drawers. C.1700

DESCRIPTION

An elegantly proportioned 18th-century Italian prie-dieu with floral marquetry, period escutcheons, ebonised moulded drawers, and storage for sacred texts and a cushion. 

CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUE

Mortice and tenon joints

Features hand-forged nails

DIMENSIONS

H. 87cm, W. 73cm, D. 49cm 

MATERIAL

Walnut veneer, fruitwood inlay, on a pine carcass