Lot

75 x 1,39 x 79 cm

wood sculpture

Ferdinando Poligliano (Milan 1832-1899) ? exceptional coffee table / or presentation or be also used as a desk with 3 drawers in blackened ebony wood, teak and rich ivory marquetry Decorated with plant and floral motifs, in the neo-Renaissance style, Italian work from the 19th century. XIX. Ferdinando Pogliani was the greatest Milanese carpenter of his time. He specialized in ebony furniture, teak encrusted with ivory. The use of semi-precious stones is typical of Milanese luxury furniture, whose development was encouraged by the replanning of the palaces of this city in the second half of the 19th century. Collection piece purchased at Christie‘s auction in London.