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CABINET OR CUPBOARD OR TWO TIERED BUFFET. WALNUT. SPAIN, 18TH CENTURY.

Two-section wardrobe. Walnut wood. Spain, 18th century. Two-part wardrobe made of carved walnut wood that has doors (two pairs, top and bottom) and drawers (four, towards the center of the piece organized in pairs) and is slightly raised by disc-shaped legs. The upper part is finished off by a series of moldings of different widths (the largest with small fluted corbels, elements also present flanking the drawers); doors (with simple inlays or marquetry in lighter wood) and drawers are also highlighted by similar moldings; the corners of the door areas are highlighted by Solomonic columns with smooth capitals; Below, on the legs, another finial in the form of moldings, finer than the one at the top, frames the furniture. The sides have simple recessed carvings differentiating the different areas mentioned. The studied nature of the composition and its details (and therefore the quality) can be seen in the joints of the wood, in the care with which the elements are used (the door hinges are left out to provide a little more decoration), etc The presence of the Solomonic columns and the delicate use of the fluted corbels placed opposite each other to add a little more movement show the influence of Baroque on the cabinet. The general lines of the furniture correspond to a common composition in Spain (compare wastebaskets, the sacristy closet of the 18th century Burgos Cathedral, etc.), and the wood is also the most common in cabinetmaking in this country. Compare the piece with the archimesa in the Lázaro Galdiano Museum in Madrid (first half of the 17th century, note the corbels); the well-known paneled cabinets; Louis XIII style pieces (noting the usual differences); etc

· Size: 161x75x218 cms.
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Ref.: ZF0485
MAHOGANY COMMODE EMPIRE STYLE WITH GILT BRONZE, CA 1880.

Empire style chest of drawers in mahogany and gilt bronze, around 1880. Five-drawer chest of drawers with garland hardware, key closures and decorated lock shields, on hemispherical legs and dark stone top board. The front is flanked by two stipes with a female capital under a plant motif and a base resembling women's feet. It is made of mahogany palm and the hardware is made of very good quality gilded bronze. Details such as the purity of the furniture's lines, its clear geometric shape, the angles, the presence of the caryatids on the front and the smooth back, the centralization of the relief in the gilded bronze sconces, the use of mahogany and the inspiration in the Classical antiquity (Greek and Roman) places the chest of drawers within the Empire style. This dominated all French arts at the beginning of the 19th century during the government of Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), and was one of the most important inspirations of the Second Empire style, which was born under the government of Napoleon III and had great success among , approximately, 1860 and 1880. The work stands out for the high quality of its wood and the perfection of its bronzes, both in its reliefs and in its gilding. These French metal ornaments were the best considered in cabinetmaking for their quality, due to the rigid control established by the central power over the guilds responsible for their production, which highlights the specialization of the different workshops necessary for their creation and subsequent sale to master cabinetmakers in particular or to other merchants who, on occasion, exported them. Although it is true that it is not a custom piece of furniture but rather one made following a system somewhat more similar to mass production, in all cases they were important works intended for the homes of the main families both by the materials used in them as well as following the aesthetic developments of the moment.

· Size: 110x58,5x90 cms.
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FURNITURE

Ref.: Z3393
CASTILLAN WALNUT CHEST. TEXTILE AND WROUGHT IRON. SPAIN, BAROQUE, 17TH...

Castilian chest. Walnut wood, textile and wrought iron. XVII century. Rectangular chest with a flat top without legs decorated with carved moldings on the upper and lower edges of the cabinet and along the front, avoiding the lock on the front. This is made of metal, placed on red textile, and has an openwork composition based on volutes and other simplified shapes, a decoration that is also presented in the rest of the ark's hardware. Towards the sides, on the front, it has two metal pieces to ensure the closure of the lid; On the sides you can find the handles, common in this type of chests, also enhanced with a composition of openwork iron on textile, similar to the rest of the elements. Inside, the exposed wood is presented, along with the corresponding hardware (hinge and closure pieces), as well as a division towards one side through a section covered in wood. The different openwork fittings follow a tradition that is already found in chests at the end of the 16th century (compare the present example with the 15th century Gothic chest in the Museum of Valladolid, for example), but with decorative motifs, of Baroque influence: braces, simplified rolls, curves, etc. The shape of the present chest, rectangular with a flat lid, is also common in this type of furniture since the Gothic period, without the characteristic influence of the 17th century being appreciated in this sense. It is necessary to highlight the weight that the typology would have in Spanish furniture, since it would last until the 19th century, especially in Andalusia, only with slight changes, the most notable of which would be the introduction of decorative elements in openwork iron, as in the present example, to use golden brass tacks drawing shields, plant themes, etc. The chest responds to what is usual in Castilian models, totally different from the Catalan, Valencian and Mallorcan ones. Although it was the most common piece of furniture at the time, not many examples are preserved: compare with the two chests from the 17th century in the Casa de Cervantes Museum (CE 202 without hardware, CE 145 with them) in Alcalá de Henares (Madrid).

· Size: 67x171x60 cms
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FURNITURE

Ref.: Z6840
CHEST. WALNUT, TEXTILE, WROUGHT IRON. 17TH CENTURY.

Bunker. Walnut wood, textile remains, wrought iron. XVII century. Rectangular ark or chest made of walnut wood that has a flat lid with fine moldings on the outside, another one running along the fronts of the piece and dodging downwards the lock on the front and, again, a slight staggering based on these motifs on the lower part, on the edge trimmed with curves and countercurves that partially hide the tubular legs with discs of the furniture. On the sides there are two metal handles, and in the corners two corner pieces (in each one) reinforce and decorate (simple plant elements cut out of the plate). The lock shield is decorated with animals and plant motifs; The hinges and corresponding part of the latch, inside the lid, have textile remains in a red tone, highlighting the decoration cut out at their ends. The shape of the present chest, rectangular with a flat lid, is also common in this type of furniture since the Gothic period in the Spanish school. It is necessary to highlight the weight that the typology would have in Spanish furniture, since it would last until the 19th century, especially in Andalusia, only with slight changes, the most notable of which would be the introduction of decorative elements in openwork iron, as in the present example, to use golden brass tacks drawing shields, plant themes, etc. This ark presents points in common with baroque examples from the Castilian school. Although it was the most common piece of furniture at the time, not many examples are preserved: compare with the two chests from the 17th century in the Casa de Cervantes Museum (CE 202 without fittings, CE 145 with them) in Alcalá de Henares (Madrid), or with the ark dated between the mid and late 18th century in the Lope de Vega House Museum (Madrid) that has the lower part cut off.

· Size: 124x60,5x70 cms
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Ref.: ZF0464
DESK. WOOD (PALO SANTO AND OTHERS), METAL. JEANSELME FILS GODIN ET CIE...

Bureau or desk. Rosewood, wood, metal. Jeanselme Fils Godin et Cie, Paris, France, 19th century. Stamped (with signature). Covered sample desk designed perhaps to go near a wall that has two drawers at the top and three under the sample (the left ones are two; on the right is one with a locked compartment, although in external appearance it seems like two to balance the composition of the furniture). Opening the lid reveals a space for writing with some compartments towards the bottom of the cabinet. On the outside, it has a delicate marquetry work in which the rosewood wood stands out, and carvings focused only on certain areas (top finish, drawers, slightly cabriole-shaped legs...) to enhance the elegance of the furniture and the quality of the woods used in its finish. The cabinetmaker's signature can be seen in areas not easily visible: "JEANSELME FILS GODIN ET CIE / EBENISTERIE, SIEGES ET TAPISSERIE / RUE DU HARLAY 7 & 9, AU MARAIS". Although this brand is part of the prominent Jeanselme family (fl. 1824-1930), this specific brand was used in furniture between 1863 and 1871 according to some experts, after having been founded by Charles-Joseph-Marie Jeanselme in Paris in 1824 ( Auguste Godin took over its management in 1871; after his retirement, the firm was known as A. Godin et Cie until 1883; when Godin died, the business continued with the founder's son, Charles-Henri Jeanselme under the name Ch . Jeanselme et Cie until 1930). Towards the middle of the 19th century, the Jeanselme brand was one of the most recognized in Paris. Thus, it is possible to find examples of importance associated with this name in the Metropolitan Museum of Arts, in prominent residences and private collections, etc.

· Size: 125x55x132 cms.
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Ref.: ZF0465
TABLE. WALNUT. POSSIBLY CASTILLE, SPAIN, 17TH CENTURY.

Table with turned leg. Walnut wood. Possibly Castile, Spain, 17th century. Walnut wood table carved in its color with a straight top board, two front drawers decorated with interconnected circles (the two on the outside with a star on both and wooden handles) and four turned legs with balustraded shapes joined together by straight chambrances (decorated only on the lower part with a simple cutout which is located on the front side, matching the cut edge of this front under the drawers). Being one of the most common typologies in the Castilian school of all antique Spanish furniture, it is relatively common to find similar specimens in important private collections and prominent institutions. Compare, for example, with the so-called “Buffet of the Inquisition” from around 1600 found in the National Museum of Decorative Arts in Madrid, or with several buffets from the 17th century in the Cervantes Birthplace Museum (Alcalá de Henares, Madrid). and the Lope de Vega House Museum (Madrid).

· Size: 104x60,5x74,5 cms.
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Ref.: ZF0463
EMPIRE COMMODE. MAHOGANY, OAK, ORMOLU BRONZE, SAINT ANNE MARBLE. FRANC...

Empire chest of drawers. Mahogany wood, oak, gilt bronze, Sainte Anne marble. France, 19th century. Rectangular chest of drawers with Sainte Anne marble top, made of carved mahogany and oak wood, which has three front drawers decorated on the front with two rings that emerge from the jaws of two lion protomes in gilded bronze and a shield of lock with two crossed cornucopias; Under the board there is another hidden drawer with internal divisions; The front legs have been carved in the shape of a claw, and the rear legs are rectangular. What is known as Saint Anne marble is a dark gray marble with veins from Belgium and widely used for furniture panels, monuments, etc., although Louis XV and Victorian style fireplace fronts and other objects made of this stone are preserved. The high-quality gilded bronze sconces, the composition of the furniture and its decoration link the piece with the French Empire Style, so called because it developed mainly during the First French Empire (although it began during Napoleon's military campaigns in Italy and Egypt). However, it is necessary to highlight the lack of decorative elements for which the French examples are known. Examples similar to the present one can be found in prominent European residences, mainly in France. In Spain, similar chests of drawers are preserved in different palaces and institutions such as the National Museum of Decorative Arts or the Museum of Romanticism in Madrid, for example.

· Size: 128x60x95 cms.
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FURNITURE

Ref.: Z0546
WALNUT TABLE WITH WROUGHT IRON FASTENERS, SPAIN, 17TH CENTURY.

Dining table in walnut wood and wrought iron fasteners. Spain, 17th century. With restorations. Rectangular board table on two lyre legs with animated edges with curves and countercurves that have been secured to the table by two S-shaped wrought iron fasteners, with balustraded areas towards the center and decorated with discs where the latter two meet. . The top part, really simple and with clean lines, clearly shows that it is a piece of furniture created for purely utilitarian purposes. However, its size places it in a house of purchasing power: this meant that it was always seen in the same place, but dressed in quality fabric and with a series of important pieces on top of ceramics, silverware, glass..., the which were especially appreciated by the owner. For this reason, it is the lower part that does present a little more work with the lyre legs with their profiles animated by curves and countercurves and small semicircular moldings, elements that, due to their movement, place the work within the Baroque. These sinuous shapes are also seen in the retainers, tubular with a baluster shape towards the center and highlighted by discs in two sizes. Walnut wood was the wood most often used in the furniture of the time in Spain, and its shapes also respond to this origin. Although its presence was frequent in houses of a certain level, not so many examples have been preserved due to changes in taste and in uses and customs over the centuries. Noteworthy, for example, is the one in the Hall of Signatures 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 (CE inventory 27479), and one another in the Patio Elcano of the building called the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Madrid (Plaza de Santa Cruz).

· Size: 229x89x81 cms.
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FURNITURE

Ref.: Z0749
WALNUT AND OAK “PROVENZAL” LOUIS XV WARDROBE. FRANCE, 18TH CENTURY.

Wardrobe in walnut and oak. Rococo, France, 18th century. Two-door wardrobe with a lower drawer with two circular die handles inside a concave disc, located on two vase-shaped front legs and two square ones at the back and finished off at the top by a fine protruding molding. The drawer and one of the doors close with a key, but do not have a lock shield. Although the absence of gilded bronze applications could indicate that the origin is not French, it is one of the so-called “Provençal furniture”. These are characteristic of that area, although not exclusive to it, and are characterized by this lack of richness in their materials and a greater simplicity in the decoration compared to contemporary French furniture from, for example, Paris. It is necessary to highlight the use of two different woods for technical reasons but, also and above all, to highlight the carvings and moldings. The upper part has a veined capital framed by a straight molding below and with marked straight lines, curves and countercurves at the top. These lines, along with volutes, are repeated symmetrically but in very marked moldings, cutting the door panels into three parts, the central one being wider. The lower area leaves the drawer between a band with two flowers and an oval above and a symmetrical vegetal and floral motif below, which accompanies the curves of the lower skirt of the cabinet. These curved lines highlighted with the adjacent countercurves are reminiscent of those that describe rockeries, and show that the furniture belongs to the Rococo style. This, in France, is also known as the Louis XV style after the monarch in whose reign it flourished. This artistic movement developed there between approximately 1730 and 1760, with great influence even after those dates and throughout Europe. Note the differences between Provençal furniture, such as this one, with courtly Rococo examples such as the designs of Juste-Aurèle Meissonier or the works of Jean-Pierre Latz, for example. Cabinets similar to the present one are preserved in the Hospice Pailloux-Haumonté (Burgundy), in the Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilizations in Paris (inventory 13058), etc.

· Size: 150x52x234 cms.
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FURNITURE

Ref.: Z4846
SET OF TWO ORNAMENTAL MIRRORS. GILT WOOD. ROCCOCO, 18TH CENTURY.

Pair of cornucopias. Carved and gilded wood. Century XVIII. Pair of cornucopias of carved and gilded wood decorated with a fine molding on the inside and an elaborate composition of plant elements with distressed shapes on the outside, leaving empty spaces and with a marked asymmetry in both, tempered by carving both examples with the same decoration. This type of work was only carried out for main houses, since its main use was to reflect the light of candles and lamps in these luxurious interiors, also showing the economic power of its owners. The method of manufacturing mirrors from sheets of glass was discovered in Venice in the 16th century, and was kept secret until approximately a century later, when the role of mercury in the process was known in London and Paris, allowing the expansion of these elements. However, the use of cornucopias did not spread throughout Europe until the Rococo, and their use and creation has continued since then. From the beginning and, with the idea of showing the economic prosperity of its owner and helping with illumination, it was normal for it to be overgilded after being carved. The movement that the pieces present inside, where the mirror would go, provides a first clue to place it in an artistic style. As for its decoration, the plant elements, the braces, the curved shapes contrasting with countercurves and the distressed details refer to the clear belonging of the two examples to the Rococo, differentiating them both from the 18th century examples with greater neoclassical influence, and from those of the 19th. The asymmetry that each of the cornucopias has in its decoration refers to the beginning of this style, since, after a time, the contrasts of this artistic style were softened by placing the decoration in markedly 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 marks. It has faults. Mirror with a slightly rectangular frame made of wood with polychrome areas and an embossed silver plating on stucco and enhanced with enamel cabochons with geometric elements in dark and light blue. In front there are a series of smooth moldings, one of which is the one with the aforementioned polychrome. The silver stripe is distributed around the outside of the piece, with the corners in exposed wood and smooth silver stripes (two on each side), and a decoration with a certain volume in which architectural elements of clear classicist influence are combined (in the center of which are the enamel cabochons), flanked in the most elongated areas by compositions with scrolls, volutes, plant and fruit motifs. Stylistically speaking, the work can be linked to works in the same technique carried out in Mexico, mainly in caskets. Also, as is usual due to the peninsular influence, it is possible to remember works such as the Holy Thursday Chest from the 17th century from Barbastro. Weight: 5.7kg.

· Size: 54x6x61 cms. int: 39x46 cms
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Ref.: ZF1191
MAHOGANY THREE-SEAT SOFA, ELISABETH II STYLE (SPAIN), 19TH CENTURY.

Elizabethan tresillo in mahogany wood, 19th century. Three-piece chair with carved floral motifs, four cabriole legs, short curved and partially upholstered arms, and one-person oval “á la reine” backrests, linked by vegetal motifs to give continuity. The influences of contemporary French furniture are clear in all Elizabethan works, a style so called because the reign of Elizabeth II (1830-1904) was its peak moment.

· Size: Sofa: 185x110x60 cms. / 66x60x110 cms.
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FURNITURE

Ref.: Z0684
MAHOGANY SHOWCASE CABINET. ENGLAND, 19TH CENTURY.

English showcase. Mahogany wood. XIX century. Showcase with shelves and two doors with glass and geometric decoration topped by a split pediment with plant decoration, which is presented on a piece of furniture with two drawers in front, four legs and a shell or shelf in the lower area of the same. Certain elements of the furniture are reminiscent of the Chippendale style, and it is worth noting the bevel-carved decoration on the drawers and top of the “table”.

· Size: 77x43x195 cms.
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FURNITURE

Ref.: Z5022
WARDROBE WITH GUN RACK. CHERRY WOOD AND OAK. FRANCE, 18TH CENTURY.

Wardrobe with gun rack. Cherry and oak wood. France, 18th century. Two-door cabinet with three drawers at the bottom, all of these elements with key closure, which also has a compartment on one side to store firearms. On the front of the lower part it has soft curves between two cabriole-shaped legs and carved details; The two doors have been decorated with Rococo-influenced moldings on their curves; It also has a molding at the top. This piece shows a clear influence of the so-called Provençal examples and the Louis XV style.

· Size: 173x68x220 cms.
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FURNITURE

Ref.: Z0609
GILT BRONZE GUÈRIDON, FRANCE, NAPOLEON III, CA THIRD THIRD OF THE 19TH...

Gueridón display case in polychrome and gilded bronze, France, Napoleon III period, around the third third of the 19th century. The small circular table shows a transparent glass top, which reveals the upholstered interior, and the waist decorated with classically inspired garlands on a gold background. The only foot of the furniture rests on three curved legs, decorated with openwork circles and finished with claws. The quality, its simplicity of lines, and the decorative elements place the work in France, during the government of Napoleon III (1808-1873).

· Size: 33x33x87 cms.
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FURNITURE

Ref.: Z3090
TABLE FOR SPANISH DESK. PINE AND BEECH TREE WOOD, IRON. 18TH CENTURY.

Bargueñera table with Solomonic leg. Pine and beech wood, iron. Century XVIII. Rectangular table top made of pine wood and beech wood legs turned in the shape of Solomonic columns, which are joined, two by two, by means of a lower chamber also carved in Solomonic wood with a die in the center, from which the curved fasteners emerge. in iron.

· Size: 148x58x78 cms.
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FURNITURE

Ref.: Z4759
SMALL CHEST WITH PARTIAL POLYCHROMY, “TEJADILLO” (ROOF) TYPE, 16TH CEN...

Roof chest with remains of polychrome, 16th century. Rectangular chest with a roof-shaped lid, which gives its name to this very common typology in the Gothic. The lock shield and the bolt are old, although not from the 16th century like the rest of the work. It should be noted that it preserves part of the original polychrome: green on the outside and red on the inside.

· Size: 255.5x18x22 cms.
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FURNITURE

Ref.: Z3394
WALNUT DINING TABLE WITH WROUGHT IRONWORK, 18TH CENTURY.

Dining table in walnut wood with wrought iron fasteners. Century XVIII. Dining table with a rectangular, smooth board supported on legs that follow, simplified, the most common examples of the Baroque known as "lyre", and are secured by straight wrought iron fasteners. The influence of models from the 17th century is common in the following century, although it is preferred to soften the curves and tend towards straight lines due to the influence of Neoclassicism.

· Size: 151x93x75 cms.
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FURNITURE

Ref.: Z3698
ROUND WINGED TABLE. OAK. POSSIBLY SPAIN, 18TH CENTURY.

Circular wing table. Carved oak wood. Possibly Spain, 18th century. Circular wing table made of carved oak wood that has a series of legs joined by chambranas, 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 left in the fronts when the wings of the table are folded. The simplicity of the piece links it more with the utilitarian furniture of prominent residences than with examples intended for main pieces. However, the decorative elements indicated show a clear influence of Neoclassicism and a certain air of Baroque, a mixture somewhat common in 18th century Spanish furniture. Note that the decoration focuses on the lower part of the furniture due to the custom of dressing the tables with rich fabrics to enhance them even more. Although walnut wood was often used in old Spanish furniture, oak specimens are not too rare, as it is a wood with a showy grain, abundant at the time and resistant. Examples similar to the present one have been preserved in prominent residences and in important collections such as the Museum of Decorative Arts of Madrid, the Lope de Vega House Museum (slightly earlier specimens), National Heritage Collections, etc.

· Size: 154x141x77 cms.
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Ref.: ZE149
WALNUT TABLE. GUADALAJARA, SPAIN, 17TH CENTURY.

Table with lentil type leg. Walnut wood. Guadalajara, Spain, 17th century. Table with a flat rectangular board that has a drawer in front flanked by two corbels or smooth moldings, and is made of carved walnut wood, which has four turned legs in what is known as lentil type due to its shape based on small consecutive discs that are secured to each other at the bottom thanks to the presence of a smooth rectangular die in each one and an undecorated wooden crossbar. The front drawer, with a key closure and a weathered iron knob, has two carved rectangles flanking the lock hole and high-quality dovetail joints that are visible when opened. Compare, for example, with the walnut table with discs on the legs dated to the 17th century that is preserved in the collections of the old Municipal Museum of Madrid; with another dais table in walnut and pine wood with carved drawers and lenticular turned legs from the National Museum of Decorative Arts in Madrid, dated to the 17th century; or with a 17th century Castilian buffet table from the Cervantes Birthplace Museum (Alcalá de Henares, Madrid). Typologically, due to its decoration, it is a model with a long tradition in the Castilian school, particularly in the Guadalajara area.

· Size: 84,5x48,5x65 cms.
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Ref.: ZF0946
DUCHT MARQUETRY COMMODE. 18TH CENTURY.

Dutch marquetry chest of drawers. Century XVIII. Requires restoration. Chest of drawers with four front drawers with key closure and two handles on each one, decorated with marquetry applications (on the sides, front and top board) with a plant theme. Both the top board and the front have a series of curvatures towards the front, and, in the lower area of the furniture, some downward protruding elements provide more movement (note the marquetry details also present here). Stylistically, you can see elements common to 18th century European furniture in the Rococo style (movement in the front, curves and countercurves, etc.) along with elements common in the Dutch school (note, above all, the designs and colors used in the marquetry decoration).

· Size: 90x47x79 cms.
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Ref.: ZF0999
WALNUT BENCH. SPANISH SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY.

Bank. Walnut. Spanish school, 17th century. Walnut wood bench carved in its color that has a backrest made of a smooth rectangular board and a seat made of another similar to the previous one, both arranged at an angle. The legs have a particular shape, known as "lyre", and a decoration of vegetal and architectural motifs (volutes) in relief. It also has two wooden “stays”, which have undulations in their profile. Lyre leg tables have their origin in the Spain of Charles II, during the second half of the 17th century. The simplest ones have a simple cutout in the side legs, becoming completely carved in the peripheral center models. This support element, as can be seen, was also used in other types of furniture. The material is also the usual one in ancient Spanish cabinetmaking, although it should be noted that the most common thing, apparently, is for the fasteners to be made of wrought iron.

· Size: 56x219x92 cms.
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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. Dressing table made of carved mahogany wood with the front legs turned like sash columns topped by vase shapes, a drawer in front and a recessed upper body with three drawers on each side and a closed space in the center, under the rectangular mirror, which has been enhanced with openwork vegetal decorations on the sides and a small tuft of architectural motifs on the top. The tax is known as the Victorian style during the reign of Victoria I of Great Britain towards the second half of the 19th century, popular in the country and very influential outside its borders. The clean lines help to highlight the high quality wood grains, and refer to a long tradition in English furniture, almost always characterized by fewer decorative elements than French furniture.

· Size: 52x120x75 cms.
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FURNITURE

Ref.: Z6691
NAPOLEON III WRITING SLOPE OR BOX. MARQUETRY. FRANCE, 19TH CENTURY.

Napoleon III box. Marquetry. France, 19th century. Rectangular wooden box with a flat lid and supported on circular legs that has a front opening with a key closure and a hinged folding top lid. Inside, there is a flat horizontal space with the edges highlighted with two lines of clear marquetry (the same as the lower area of the lid and the interior of the folding part of the front), and three drawers under it, also highlighted with details clear. These types of pieces were used to contain different items (writing messages, jewelry, documents, etc.) either during trips or to be placed on a table and used there. The exterior decoration, centered on the front and top, consists of delicate compositions with a plant theme and a strong classicist influence made with wood of different tones: shields, flowers, scrolls, cartouches, leaves, etc. The sides of the box are highlighted only with wooden lines in a lighter tone. In general, it is intended that the decorative elements, arranged with harmony and symmetry in various tones and light colors (rosewood, fruit trees, etc.), highlight the dark tone of the rosewood. This type of boxes or chests were very common throughout the 19th century in Europe. In the time of Napoleon III (emperor between 1852 and 1870), they were usually decorated with both Boulle-type marquetry and wood, highlighting works from houses such as the Maison Berthet & Peret (work preserved in private collections).

· Size: 58,5x38,5x22 cms
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Ref.: ZF0895