WALNUT AND IRON TABLE. SPANISH SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY AFTER 17TH CENTURY MODELS.
Antiques - Furniture
Reference: Z0749
Dining table. Walnut, wrought iron. Spanish School, 20th century, modeled after the 17th century. With restorations. A rectangular tabletop on two lyre legs with edges animated by curves and counter-curves secured to the tabletop by two S-shaped wrought iron fasteners, with balustraded areas toward the center and decorated with discs where the latter two meet. The upper part, truly simple and with clean lines, clearly shows that this is a piece of furniture created for purely utilitarian purposes. However, its size places it in a house of a higher purchasing power: this meant that it was always seen in the same place, but dressed in a quality fabric and with a series of important pieces on top: ceramics, silverware, glass, etc., which were especially appreciated by the owner. For this reason, it is the lower part that does show a little more work with the lyre legs, with their profiles animated by curves and counter-curves and small semicircular moldings, elements that, due to their movement, place the work within the Baroque period. These sinuous shapes are also seen in the retainers, tubular and baluster-shaped toward the center and highlighted by discs in two sizes. Walnut was the wood most often used in furniture of the period in Spain, and its shapes also reflect this origin. Although it was frequently found in high-end homes, not many examples have survived due to changes in taste, customs, and practices over the centuries. Noteworthy examples include, for example, the one in the Sala de las Firmas (Signing Room) of the Viana Palace in Córdoba, the one in 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 Patio of the building known as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Madrid (Plaza de Santa Cruz).
· Size: 229x89x81 cms.
2.500 €
