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WALNUT AND IRON TABLE. SPANISH SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY AFTER 17TH CENTURY...

Dining table. Walnut, wrought iron. Spanish school, 20th century, following 17th-century models. With restorations. A rectangular tabletop rests on two lyre-shaped legs with animated edges featuring curves and counter-curves, secured to the tabletop by two S-shaped wrought iron braces. Balustraded sections are visible towards the center, decorated with discs where these two braces meet. The upper part, quite simple and with clean lines, clearly indicates that this piece was created for purely utilitarian purposes. However, its size places it in a wealthy home: this meant it was always seen in the same location, but covered with a high-quality fabric and adorned with important pieces of ceramics, silverware, glassware, and other items particularly prized by the owner. For this reason, the lower part displays more intricate work, with the lyre-shaped legs featuring animated profiles of curves and counter-curves and small semicircular moldings. These dynamic elements place the piece firmly within the Baroque period. These sinuous forms are also seen in the valances, tubular balusters that converge towards the center and are highlighted by discs in two sizes. Walnut was the most common wood used for furniture in Spain during this period, and its forms reflect this origin. While walnut was frequently found in upper-class homes, not many examples have survived due to changes in taste, customs, and practices over the centuries. Notable examples include the valance in the Hall of Signatures at the Viana Palace in Córdoba, the dining room of the Lope de Vega House Museum in Madrid, one in the National Museum of Decorative Arts in Madrid (inventory CE 27479), and another in the Elcano Courtyard of the building that houses the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Madrid (Plaza de Santa Cruz).

· Size: 229x89x81 cms.
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Ref.: Z0749
SET OF TWO ORNAMENTAL MIRRORS. GILT WOOD. ROCCOCO, 18TH CENTURY.

Pair of cornucopias. Carved and gilded wood. 18th century. Pair of carved and gilded wooden cornucopias decorated with a fine molding on the inside and an elaborate composition of plant elements with scallop-like shapes on the outside, leaving empty spaces and with a marked asymmetry in both, tempered by carving both examples with the same decoration. These types of mirrors were only made for grand houses, as their primary purpose was to reflect the light from candles and lamps in these luxurious interiors, thus showcasing the wealth of their owners. The method of manufacturing mirrors from sheets of glass was discovered in Venice in the 16th century and remained a secret for about a century, until the role of mercury in the process became known in London and Paris, allowing for the widespread use of these materials. However, the use of cornucopias did not become widespread in Europe until the Rococo period, and their use and creation have continued ever since. From the beginning, and with the intention of displaying the owner's wealth and aiding in illumination, it was customary to gild them after they were carved. The movement of the pieces inside, where the mirror would have been, provides an initial clue to their artistic style. As for their decoration, the vegetal elements, the volutes, the curved forms contrasting with counter-curves, and the scallop-shell details clearly indicate that both pieces belong to the Rococo period, distinguishing them from both the more Neoclassical-influenced 18th-century examples and those of the 19th century. The asymmetry in the decoration of each cornucopia points to the beginnings of this style, since, over time, the contrasts characteristic of this artistic style were softened, resulting in more symmetrical compositions.

· Size: 64x25x110 cms.
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Ref.: ZF0276
MIRROR WITH SILVER AND ENAMELS FRAME. WOOD, GLASS, ETC. MEXICAN SCHOOL...

Mirror with cabochon frame. Silver, enamel, wood, stucco, etc. Mexican school, 17th century. No contrast markings. It has flaws. Mirror with a slightly rectangular frame made of wood with polychrome areas and a repoussé silver plating over stucco, enhanced with enamel cabochons featuring geometric elements in dark and light blue. The front features a series of plain moldings, one of which bears the aforementioned polychromy. The silver band extends around the exterior of the piece, with exposed wood at the corners and plain silver bands (two on each side), and a somewhat three-dimensional decoration combining architectural elements of clear classical influence (in the center of which are the enamel cabochons), flanked in the longer areas by compositions with scrolls, volutes, plant motifs, and fruit. Stylistically speaking, the work can be linked to pieces using the same technique produced in Mexico, primarily reliquaries. Also, as is common due to the influence of the Iberian Peninsula, one might recall works such as the 17th-century Holy Thursday Reliquary from Barbastro. Weight: 5.7 kg.
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Ref.: ZF1191
MAHOGANY THREE-SEAT SOFA, ELISABETH II STYLE (SPAIN), 19TH CENTURY.

Isabeline three-piece suite in mahogany wood, 19th century. A three-piece suite with carved floral motifs, four cabriole legs, short curved and partially upholstered arms, and oval, single-person "à la reine" backs, linked by vegetal motifs to create continuity. The influences of contemporary French furniture are clear in all the Isabeline works, a style so named because it reached its peak during the reign of Isabella II (1830-1904).

· Size: Sofa: 185x110x60 cms. / 66x60x110 cms.
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Ref.: Z0684
MAHOGANY SHOWCASE CABINET. ENGLAND, 19TH CENTURY.

English display cabinet. Mahogany wood. 19th century. A display cabinet with shelves and two glass doors decorated with geometric patterns, topped by a broken pediment with vegetal motifs, rests on a unit with two drawers at the front, four legs, and a chambranle or shelf at the bottom. Certain elements of the unit are reminiscent of the Chippendale style, and the beveled carving on the drawers and the top of the "table" is particularly noteworthy.

· Size: 77x43x195 cms.
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Ref.: Z5022
WARDROBE WITH GUN RACK. CHERRY WOOD AND OAK. FRANCE, 18TH CENTURY.

Wardrobe with gun rack. Cherry and oak wood. France, 18th century. A two-door cabinet with three drawers at the bottom, all lockable, and a side compartment for firearms. The lower front features gentle curves between two cabriole legs with carved details; the doors are decorated with Rococo-influenced moldings, and there is also a molding at the top. This piece clearly demonstrates the influence of Provençal and Louis XV styles.

· Size: 173x68x220 cms.
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Ref.: Z0609
GILT BRONZE GUÈRIDON, FRANCE, NAPOLEON III, CA THIRD THIRD OF THE 19TH...

Gueridon display case in polychrome and gilded bronze, France, Napoleon III era, around the third third of the 19th century. The small circular table features a transparent glass top, revealing the upholstered interior, and a waist decorated with classically inspired garlands on a gold background. The table's single leg rests on three curved legs, adorned with openwork circles and terminating in claw-like feet. Its quality, simplicity of line, and decorative elements place the piece in France during the reign of Napoleon III (1808-1873).

· Size: 33x33x87 cms.
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Ref.: Z3090
TABLE FOR SPANISH DESK. PINE AND BEECH TREE WOOD, IRON. 18TH CENTURY.

Bargueña table with Solomon's leg. Pine and beech wood, iron. 18th century. Table with rectangular tabletop made of pine wood and legs in beech wood turned in the shape of Solomonic columns, which are joined, two by two, by means of a lower chambranle also carved in Solomonic style with a central block, from which the curved iron fasteners emerge.

· Size: 148x58x78 cms.
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Ref.: Z4759
CEILING LAMP. METAL, GLASS. CIRCA EARLY 20TH CENTURY.

Ceiling lamp. Metal, glass. Circa early 20th century. Bronze chandelier with glass shades decorated with elements of marked classical influence: children's figures with plant forms instead of legs on their arms, scrolls, volutes, grotesques, architectural elements, heraldic elements, etc. Both in its composition and in certain details of these decorative motifs it is reminiscent of works linked to Neoclassicism of the 19th century and later works. 1 tulip is missing

· Size: 85x85x135 cms.
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Ref.: Z1744
SMALL CHEST WITH PARTIAL POLYCHROMY, “TEJADILLO” (ROOF) TYPE, 16TH CEN...

Small roofed casket with remains of polychromy, 16th century. A rectangular casket with a roof-shaped lid, which gives its name to this type, very common in Gothic architecture. The lock shield and bolt are antique, although not from the 16th century like the rest of the piece. It is worth noting that it retains some of its original polychromy: green on the exterior and red on the interior.

· Size: 255.5x18x22 cms.
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Ref.: Z3394
WALNUT DINING TABLE WITH WROUGHT IRONWORK, 18TH CENTURY.

Walnut wood dining table with wrought iron braces. 18th century. The dining table has a rectangular, smooth top supported by legs that, in a simplified form, follow the most common Baroque examples known as "lyre" legs, and are secured by straight wrought iron braces. The influence of 17th-century models is common in the following century, although curves are softened and straight lines are favored due to the influence of Neoclassicism.

· Size: 151x93x75 cms.
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Ref.: Z3698
NAPOLEON III BEDROOM SUITE, CA SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY.

Napoleon III bedroom, second half of the 19th century. The bedroom comprises a single-door wardrobe with a mirror, a dressing table/desk with three drawers in front and three more behind a door, in addition to the two under the mirror, a ship-style bed, and a four-drawer bedside table. All the decorative elements of the set are reminiscent of classical antiquity, clearly indicating that the pieces belong to the Napoleon III style, as it reached its peak in France during his reign (1852-1870). Wardrobe 110x46x260 (interior with 5 shelves, interior drawer, and exterior drawer) Chest of drawers 108 x 52 x 101 + 115 Bedside table 44x32.5x100 Bed 210 x 135 x 128 for a 115 x 190 mattress. Maple wood, pine wood interiors, stained moldings
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Ref.: Z5277
ROUND WINGED TABLE. OAK. POSSIBLY SPAIN, 18TH CENTURY.

Circular drop-leaf table. Carved oak. Possibly Spain, 18th century. Circular winged table made of carved oak wood that has a series of legs joined by chambranles, which have a decoration of channels and small discs, contrasting with the mere undulating shapes of the edges of some of the legs of the furniture and the curve of the upper area of the spaces that remain on the fronts when the wings of the table are folded. The simplicity of the piece links it more to the utilitarian furnishings of prominent residences than to examples intended for the main rooms of a home. However, the decorative elements mentioned show a clear Neoclassical influence and a certain Baroque flair, a somewhat common combination in 18th-century Spanish furniture. Note that the decoration is concentrated on the lower part of the piece, reflecting the custom of covering tables with rich fabrics to further enhance their appearance. While walnut was commonly used in antique Spanish furniture, oak examples are not uncommon, as it is a wood with a striking grain, abundant at the time, and durable. Similar examples to the present one have been preserved in prominent residences and important collections such as the Museum of Decorative Arts in Madrid, the Lope de Vega House Museum (somewhat earlier examples), National Heritage Collections, etc.

· Size: 154x141x77 cms.
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Ref.: ZE149
IRON SAFE. POSSIBLY GERMANY, 18TH CENTURY.

Regimental strongbox. Iron. Possibly Germany, 18th century. It has faults. A rectangular safe with a flat lid containing the upper locking mechanism (which has a simple mechanism to cover the keyhole; this was usually concealed by a decorated cover not visible here), and handles on the sides. It also features two flat elements and two half-rings on the front, presumably used for padlocks. This would require three different keys to access the safe, protecting against theft and suggesting its use by an organization. Note also the carved decoration of the lid with simple geometric shapes and the yellow polychrome finish. In the center of the front, remnants of a heraldic shield can be seen. The most prominent feature of this heraldic shield is a double-headed eagle with a closed crown on top and a heraldic shield with various elements in the center of its body. This eagle was used by the Holy Roman Emperor between approximately 1433 and 1806, among others. It was also used by the Austrian Empire (whose coat of arms was created in 1815, after the Congress of Vienna). Weight: 70 kg.

· Size: 83x42x46 cms,
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Ref.: ZE384
WALNUT BENCH. SPANISH SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY.

Bench. Walnut. Spanish school, 17th century. A walnut wood bench, carved in its natural color, with a backrest formed by a smooth rectangular panel and a seat made of a similar panel, both positioned at an angle. The legs have a distinctive lyre shape and are decorated with raised vegetal and architectural motifs (volutes). It also features two wooden braces with undulating profiles. Lyre-leg tables originated in Spain during the reign of Charles II, in the second half of the 17th century. The simplest versions feature a simple cutout on the side legs, while models with peripheral centers are completely carved. This supporting element, as can be seen, was also used in other types of furniture. The material is also typical of old Spanish cabinetmaking, although it should be noted that the most common practice, it seems, was for the braces to be made of wrought iron.
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Ref.: ZF1107
VICTORIAN DRESSING TABLE. MAHOGANY, METAL, GLASS. ENGLAND, 19TH CENTUR...

Victorian dressing table. Mahogany wood, metal, glass. England, 19th century. A mahogany dressing table with carved legs, its front legs turned like banded columns and topped with vase-like shapes. It features a drawer at the front and a recessed upper section with three drawers on each side and a closed compartment in the center, beneath a rectangular mirror. The mirror is enhanced with openwork vegetal decorations on the sides and a small crest of architectural motifs at the top. The Victorian style, popular during the reign of Queen Victoria of Great Britain in the second half of the 19th century, was widely used in the country and had a significant influence abroad. The clean lines highlight the high-quality wood grain and reflect a long tradition in English furniture, which is generally characterized by fewer decorative elements than its French counterparts.

· Size: 52x120x75 cms.
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Ref.: Z6691
NAPOLEON III WRITING SLOPE OR BOX. MARQUETRY. FRANCE, 19TH CENTURY.

Napoleon III Box. Marquetry. France, 19th century. A rectangular wooden box with a flat lid supported by circular legs. It features a keyed front opening and a hinged top. Inside, there is a flat horizontal compartment with edges embellished with two lines of light marquetry (matching the underside of the lid and the inside of the hinged front), and three drawers beneath it, also embellished with light details. These types of pieces were used to hold various items (writing materials, jewelry, documents, etc.) either during travel or for use on a table. The exterior decoration, centered on the front and top, consists of delicate compositions with plant motifs and a strong classical influence, crafted from woods of different tones: shields, flowers, scrolls, cartouches, leaves, etc. The sides of the box are embellished only with lines of lighter-toned wood. In general, the decorative elements, arranged harmoniously and symmetrically in various light tones and colors (rosewood, fruit tones, etc.), are designed to stand out against the dark rosewood. These types of boxes or chests were very common throughout the 19th century in Europe. During the reign of Napoleon III (emperor from 1852 to 1870), they were often decorated with both Boulle-style marquetry and wood carving, with notable examples from firms such as Maison Berthet & Peret (a work now held in private collections).
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Ref.: ZF0895
SEWING TABLE, “PALOSANTO” WOOD, 19TH CENTURY.

Winged sewing table in rosewood, 19th century. A narrow side table with two drop leaves, supported by four cabriole legs decorated with carved floral garlands and metal casters. The front features two drawers and a pull-out shelf. The clean lines of the piece and its minimal decorative elements demonstrate the influence of classical art.

· Size: 65x40x81 cms. / 93x65x81 cms
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Ref.: Z0731
MAHOGANY NEOCLASSICAL BED, 19TH CENTURY.

"Ship's" bed in carved mahogany wood, 19th century. The headboard and footboard, of the same height, are decorated with a circular molding, while the back, for the sake of harmony, follows the lines of the front, which is decorated with four columns flanking a central motif of scrolls and palms with a strong classical influence. It follows the lines of Neoclassicism, the main style of this century.

· Size: 218x152x128 para colch=n 135x195 cms.
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Ref.: Z5054
VERAWOOD AND MARQUETRY EDUARDIAN CREDENZA, BEGINING 20TH CENTURY.

Edwardian sideboard in rosewood and fruitwood marquetry, early 20th century. Four turned legs support the sideboard, which consists of a niche beneath two drawers flanking another space, and a top decorated with mirrors and architectural lines. The surface features a series of plant motifs, scrolls, and vases made of fruitwood marquetry, whose light tones contrast with and stand out against the dark tone of the sideboard. The Edwardian style takes its name from King Edward VII of England (early 20th century), and was characterized by achieving the modernization of medieval styles, elements taken from Georgian, etc.

· Size: 137x42x205 cms.
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Ref.: Z6209
WALNUT FAUTEUIL. 18TH CENTURY, CONTEMPORARY UPHOLSTERY.

Armchair in carved walnut wood, gilded and in its natural color. 18th century, with modern upholstery. Armchair with slightly cabriole-shaped legs secured with H-shaped brackets, curved arms decorated on the front with a scroll, and a "la reine" style backrest crowned with a vegetal garland surrounding a circular mirror and vegetal bows. Certain elements reflect Neoclassicism, but the armchair typology still retains some of the characteristic movement of Baroque furniture, albeit very softened.

· Size: 63x69x127 cms.
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Ref.: Z3792
LOUIS XVI STYLE SETTEE. GOLDEN WOOD. UPHOLSTERY IN NEED OF RESTORATION...

Louis XVI style sofa. Gilded wood. Upholstery needs restoration or replacement. Sofa on turned pilasters and a waist adorned with floral motifs, the decoration of the legs repeated on columns at either side. The lines and decoration of this piece show inspiration from Louis XVI furniture, a French style also known as "Style à la grecque," inspired by Antiquity and dating approximately between 1760 and 1789.

· Size: 181x70x102 cms.
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Ref.: Z5379
EXTENSIBLE TABLE. MAHOGANY. ENGLAND, 19TH CENTURY.

Extendable dining table. Mahogany wood. England, 19th century. Rectangular dining table made of mahogany with metal casters on the legs and a concentrated carved decoration on these supports, consisting of architectural and floral elements. The lines of the legs are reminiscent of English Victorian examples, but their decoration is not typical of this type of furniture. It has an extension leaf.

· Size: 140x115x74 cms. Extendida 115x185 cms.
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Ref.: ZE305
FOLDING TABLE. WALNUT WOOD AND WALNUT ROOT. 19TH CENTURY.

Extendable book table. Walnut and walnut burl. 19th century. This extendable dining table, known as a "book table" due to its folding mechanism, reaches three meters in length. It features turned, baluster-shaped legs topped with metal casters for easy movement. The table is crafted from a combination of walnut and walnut burl, showcasing the striking grain of these woods. Some details of the piece are reminiscent of Victorian examples from Northern Europe.

· Size: 121x65x76 cms.
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Ref.: Z5858