tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post3361008424037067365..comments2024-03-28T14:29:32.353-05:00Comments on The Devoted Classicist: Lacca PoveraJohn J. Tacketthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17138329330942154191noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-14773116608802088422012-11-15T23:14:48.100-06:002012-11-15T23:14:48.100-06:00Dear Penelope, I am sure that your pieces are deli...Dear Penelope, I am sure that your pieces are delightful. Thank you for commenting.John J. Tacketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138329330942154191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-39949670693579977562012-11-15T22:59:43.559-06:002012-11-15T22:59:43.559-06:00I adored this post!
I am fortunate to own 3 piece...I adored this post!<br /><br />I am fortunate to own 3 pieces of "lacca provera" a pair of small commodes my mother bought in Venice in the 60's; and a lovely console I found at an estate in Montecito!<br /><br />I love lacquer also; but given the choice; (an unusual occurrence ;I prefer the "provera"<br /><br />It has so much charm!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-23459142324978620272012-11-15T08:51:14.338-06:002012-11-15T08:51:14.338-06:00Columnist, many of the examples we see today are 2...Columnist, many of the examples we see today are 20th century revival pieces, certainly decorative but lacking, as you might imagine, the subtle charm of the earlier periods. I am glad you have discovered a new appreciation.John J. Tacketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138329330942154191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-69705198736304574462012-11-15T00:55:42.897-06:002012-11-15T00:55:42.897-06:00As usual I am indebted to the Devoted Classicist M...As usual I am indebted to the Devoted Classicist Masterclass! I have seen this furniture, but never knew the story behind it. To my eyes it is very Italian, so that certainly makes sense. By and large it is too ornate for my personal tastes, although I have to say that the piece you show in your last photograph is rather beautiful, with Japanese like qualities, both in the look of the faux lacquer and the similarity to a tansu.columnisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03764365428633038329noreply@blogger.com