Italla - Credenza - Wood, Marble, Opaline glass

A splendid sideboard of excellent craftsmanship in Liberty Art Nouveau style, dating circa 1900–1920, made of solid wood. The central body has two doors and a central drawer, an open compartment, and two upper doors in silk-screened glass with stylized floral motifs. On the sides are two tall columns featuring a lower door, a central drawer, and an upper silk-screened glass door. All shelves are solid wood; those in the two side columns are fully veneered with a wood-colored finish on the upper part. Gorgeous veneer enhanced at the top by wood inlays with fruit motifs. In the central body there is a grey marble top with white veining and a mirror with beveling on each side. Bronze handles, keyed locks. Conditions: very good, the sideboard shows some signs of age; the marble top has two grooves but can be re-polished. Under a shelf (as can be seen from the attached photo) there are several stamps bearing the inscription “W. BENITO MUSSOLINI,” testifying to the historicity of the piece.