CABINET OR CUPBOARD OR TWO TIERED BUFFET. WALNUT. SPAIN, 18TH CENTURY.
Antiques - Furniture
Reference: ZF0485
Two-door wardrobe. Walnut wood. Spain, 18th century. A two-section wardrobe made of carved walnut wood features doors (two pairs, top and bottom) and drawers (four, arranged in pairs towards the center) and is slightly raised on disc-shaped legs. The upper section is finished with a series of moldings of varying widths (the widest with small fluted brackets, elements also present flanking the drawers); the doors (with simple marquetry in lighter wood) and drawers are also highlighted by similar moldings; the corners of the door areas are accentuated by Solomonic columns with plain capitals; below, above the legs, another, finer molding frame completes the piece. The sides feature simple recessed carvings that differentiate the various sections mentioned. The careful consideration of the composition and its details (and therefore the quality) is evident in the wood joints, in the care with which the elements are used (the door hinges are left out to add more decoration), etc. The presence of Solomonic columns and the delicate use of fluted corbels placed opposite each other to add a sense of movement demonstrate the Baroque influence on the cabinet. The overall lines of the piece correspond to a common composition in Spain (compare with wastepaper baskets, the 18th-century sacristy cabinet of Burgos Cathedral, etc.), and the wood is also the most common type used in Spanish cabinetmaking. Compare this piece with the architrave in the Lázaro Galdiano Museum in Madrid (first half of the 17th century, note the corbels); the well-known paneled cabinets; pieces in the Louis XIII style (noting the usual differences); etc.
· Size: 161x75x218 cms.
3.500 €
