A mid-18th Century Chest of Drawers with Flap a large Italian bureau with flap, coming from a private collection of Milan but it is a furnishing whose origin is Trentino,  a Northern Italian region closed to Austrian mountain border.
This Italian walnut bureau with flap dates back to the half of 18th century, shows three deep drawers and a fall-front opening to reveal an interior with four small drawers. Besides the flap, four inclined front drawers.
Standing on bracket feet, this antique bureau is fully decorated with veneered and solid walnut, geometrical maple inlaid frames and beautiful cherry inlays.
Great patina.
It is in good age related condition, drawers run well but it shows signs of wear, veneer losses or detachments consistent with its almost three hundred years of age and use.

Measures: Height: 108 cm.
Width: 131 cm. Flap width only is 67.
Depth: 57/with open flap 89 cm.

Period: 1700

Article size:

height: 108 cm

width: 131 - il solo piano calatoio è largo 67 cm

depth: 57 - col piano calatoio aperto è profonda 81 cm