Antique neoclassical bedside table in maple, Italy, 18th century.

Neoclassical bedside table, late 18th century, Lombardy. The piece is veneered with lemon wood, maple, boxwood, and other light woods for the inlays; the front where the door is located, as well as the sides, are made with a lowered central panel in lemon wood, featuring an octagonal reserve in the centre, framed by a moulding and an inlaid frame; the reserves on a maple background display architectural marquetry with capricci, temples, statues, and figures. The panels are inserted into a double frame with a brass-veneered frame and a lemon wood veneer arranged face-on in a chevron pattern. An inlaid frame at the base delineates the four truncated pyramid feet, and another supports the top, which is fitted with a green Alpine marble surface. Missing parts and restorations, interior in walnut. The piece is similar to the production of Giovanni Maffezzoli, although it does not reach the quality of the Cremonese master in marquetry.