Wardrobe from the first half of the 18th century. Oak and walnut woods. A cabinet crafted from oak and walnut, adorned with elaborate carving and molding. Its architectural structure, inspired by contemporary Baroque architecture, is organized into two sections and three tiers, and is crowned at the top by a projecting cornice with a central sinuous pediment. The entire structure is rigorously organized with regular straight lines, emphasizing the differentiation of each of its parts. This adheres to a distinctly classical principle, characteristic of the Baroque even in its most ornate aspects, according to which decoration must always adapt to the structure, never exceeding it. This ensures that the structure's main lines are perfectly legible, as is the proportional and balanced relationship of the parts to each other and to the whole. Following this idea, we see the front divided into two sections and three registers, the latter continuing on the sides with panels that are in this case only molded, without visible carving on the front, although they stand out due to the work of volumes and light contrasts, typically Baroque, achieved through the simple use of moldings and stepped sections. In the lower register, we see two doors, each with its lock featuring a shield cut out with a double fleur-de-lis. Their design is organized around a central mixtilinear panel, typically Baroque, carved inside with a rocaille cresting that already speaks of an awareness of Rococo, although in the furniture, both structurally and ornamentally, the Baroque style still dominates. The perimeter of recesses and projections of this central panel is repeated, with increasingly complex lines, drawn with moldings that are very high in relation to the background, providing the contrast and chiaroscuro characteristic of Baroque furniture. Furthermore, the central area is distinguished by highly ornate carvings featuring vegetal scrolls, scallop shells, and rocaille cresting. The middle register, still visually part of the lower section, houses two drawers of the same size and design, combining diamond-point paneling with gilded fittings decorated with chiseling. Finally, the upper section also features two doors, like the lower section with their locks, and in fact follows a similar ornamental scheme to that of the lower doors, albeit more developed and with a vertical design. Here we also see rocaille and vegetal scrollwork, combined with profuse molding of dynamic, typically Baroque lines. As a crowning element, below the cornice and in the central area, a stepped motif appears, organized around the lines of two sinuous pediments, combined with carved floral and classical motifs.
· Size: 155x76x267 cms.
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