SPANISH WALNUT TABLE 17TH CENTURY
Antiques -
Reference: Z3070
17th century lyre-leg table. Walnut wood, with wrought iron braces and a one-piece tabletop. A Baroque-style lyre-leg table, entirely crafted from walnut, with carved legs and a single-piece, rectangular, smooth-edged tabletop. The legs feature a mixtilinear cut, a dynamic interplay of recesses and projections that creates a striking effect, even with the absence of carving, reflecting the distinctive taste of Baroque Europe. The intricate lines combine simple curves, edges, and steps, resulting in forms that are both dynamic and regular, symmetrical, characteristic of Baroque classicism. The legs are attached to the tabletop with curved iron braces, typical of this style. Lyre-legged 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 more elaborate models with peripheral centers are fully carved. The fact that the tabletop is left plain and undecorated stems from the practice of covering tables with rich fabrics that draped down, almost completely obscuring the table. Thus, in less affluent households, which could not afford such luxurious tablecloths, the decoration had to be focused on the legs, hence their carving. Inspired by tables from classical antiquity (made of marble and with crossbars), these tables have two detachable side supports for transport, which can be shaped like a lyre or a vase.
· Size: 192x102x84 cms.
14.000 €
