ATTRIBUTED TO ADRIANO BRAMBILLA (1829-1885), SAVONAROLE ARMCHAIR, NORTHERN ITALY, LOMBARDY, CIRCA 1880 in walnut decorated with Moorish-style marquetry with stars, rosettes, scrolls of flowers, foliage and bone reserves. The cut-out banded back features a medieval figure in the centre, standing in pewter and copper marquetry. The armrests are slightly curved and the feet are skids. (Significant damage to the marquetry of the figure, missing parts, restorations and wear from use) A SAVORANOLA ARMCHAIR, ATTRIBUTED TO ADRIANO BRAMBILLA, LOMBARDY, NORTHERN ITALY, CIRCA 1880 96 x 73 x 48 CM - 37,8 x 28,7 x 18,9 IN. Adriano Brambilla (1829-1885) was a cabinetmaker active in Milan in the second half of the 19th century. Representative of the Umbertino style, his works attempt to recreate the precious chromatic effects of Renaissance furniture by using subjects that refer to Italian artistic glories. The cabinetmaker used the techniques and typology of sixteenth-century furniture, but revisited them according to the eclectic taste of the last decades of the nineteenth century, mixing different styles and ornamental languages, often combined with elements of his own imagination. He took part in the Italian National Exhibition in Milan in 1881, and some of his furniture was bought by Antonio Borgogna. They are now housed in the Borgogna Museum in Vercelli, Italy.