Eighteenth-century Venetian slant desk with grotesque decoration.

18th-century Venetian slant-front desk with grotesque decoration. Magnificent and rare Venetian slant-front secretary/desk from the late 18th century. Green patina with a beautiful decoration of grotesques and Bolognese arabesques in red. The body of the piece is made of softwood, larch from Venice. A detailed examination of the lacquer confirms that it is absolutely authentic and original, composed of vegetable pigments, plaster, and egg white (no artificial binder in the 18th century). Height 95 cm. Length 112 cm. Depth 47 cm when closed. Depth 80 cm when open.