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CASTILLIAN CHEST. WALNUT, WROUGHT AND POLYCHROMED IRON. SPAIN, 17TH CE...

Castilian chest. Walnut wood, wrought iron and polychrome. Spain, 17th century. Rectangular chest with a flat lid, slightly raised on spheres, decorated on the outside with smooth mouldings on the top and bottom, and fittings (handles on the sides and lock shield) cut out to form vegetal and geometric elements. It is worth highlighting the presence of a “space” inside, on one side, with a lock closure and an iron decoration on the outside that retains polychromy (like some of the other fittings on the piece), and presents a drawing of volutes and vegetal elements with a certain Renaissance reminiscence and marked classicist influence.

· Size: 166x64x81 cms.
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Ref.: ZF0265
GROUP OF 6 CHAIRS AND 2 FAUTEUILS, WALNUT AND EMBOSSED LEATHER, 19TH C...

Chairs in walnut wood and embossed leather, 19th century. Set of 6 chairs and two matching armchairs, made of walnut wood and with seats and backrests in embossed leather (some leathers require restoration). The structure is based on traditional models of the Spanish armchair, adding decorative details from various artistic styles, such as wavy arms (Rococo) or carved and curved chamfers, or lentil-turned fasteners (Baroque). It was common in the 19th century to make furniture by combining elements from different artistic traditions, using highly successful local models as a base in Spain. Embossed leather on seats and backrests is another characteristic element of the Peninsula, widely used throughout the centuries.

· Size: 54x44x128 / 63x59x138 cms.
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Ref.: Z0358
PAIR OF BRACKETS, GILT WOOD, ROCOCO, 18TH CENTURY.

Pair of carved and gilded wooden corbels, Rococo, 18th century. Pair of corbels with a curved lower profile and polygonal section decorated on their fronts with rocailles in relief and engraved plant and scale motifs. The movement of their profiles and the decoration place the works within the Rococo style.

· Size: 94x43x119 cms.
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Ref.: Z3412
CABINET OR CUPBOARD OR TWO TIERED BUFFET. WALNUT. SPAIN, 18TH CENTURY.

Two-body wardrobe. Walnut wood. Spain, 18th century. Two-body wardrobe made of carved walnut wood with doors (two pairs, top and bottom) and drawers (four, towards the centre of the piece, arranged in pairs) and slightly raised by disc-shaped legs. The upper part is finished off by a series of mouldings 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 enhanced by similar mouldings; the corners of the door areas are enhanced by smooth-capital Solomonic columns; below, on the legs, another moulding-shaped finish, thinner than that of the upper part, frames the piece of furniture. The sides have simple recessed carvings differentiating the different areas mentioned. The careful study 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 fluted corbels placed opposite each other to add some more movement show the influence of the Baroque in the cupboard. The general lines of the piece correspond to a common composition in Spain (compare with wastepaper baskets, the sacristy cupboard of the Burgos Cathedral from the 18th century, 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 panelled cupboards; 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, circa 1880. Chest of five drawers with garland fittings, key locks and decorated lock shields, on semi-spherical legs and a top in dark stone. 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 fittings are in high-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 centralisation of the relief in the gilded bronze appliqués, the use of mahogany and the inspiration from classical antiquity (Greek and Roman) place 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 for the Second Empire style, which was born under the government of Napoleon III and was very successful between 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 the gilding. These French metal ornaments were the most highly regarded in cabinetmaking for their quality, due to the strict control established by the central power over the guilds responsible for their production, in which the specialization of the different workshops necessary for their creation and subsequent sale to master cabinetmakers in particular or to other merchants who, on occasions, exported them, stands out. Although it is true that it is not a commissioned piece of furniture but one made following a system somewhat more similar to mass production, in all cases they were important works destined for the houses of the main families both for the materials used in them and for following the aesthetic novelties of the time.

· Size: 110x58,5x90 cms.
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Ref.: Z3393
CASTILLAN WALNUT CHEST. TEXTILE AND WROUGHT IRON. SPAIN, BAROQUE, 17TH...

Castilian chest. Walnut wood, textile and wrought iron. 17th century. Rectangular chest with a flat lid and no legs, decorated with carved mouldings on the upper and lower edges of the piece of furniture 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 scrolls and other simplified forms, a decoration that is also present in the rest of the chest's fittings. To the sides, on the front, there are two metal pieces to secure the lid closure; on the sides you can find the handles, common in this type of chest, also enhanced with an openwork iron composition on textile, similar to that of the rest of the elements. Inside there is exposed wood, together with the corresponding fittings (hinges and lock pieces), as well as a division towards one side by a section covered in wood. The various openwork fittings follow a tradition that is already found in chests at the end of the 16th century (compare this example with the 15th century Gothic chest in the Valladolid Museum, for example), but with decorative motifs of Baroque influence: braces, simplified scrolls, curves, etc. The shape of this chest, rectangular with a flat lid, is also the usual one in this type of furniture from the Gothic period, without any characteristic influence of the 17th century being appreciated in this sense. It is necessary to highlight the weight that this typology would have in Spanish furniture, as it would last until the 19th century, especially in Andalusia, with only slight changes, the most notable of which would be the change from decorative elements in openwork iron, as in this example, to using gilded brass studs drawing shields, plant themes, etc. The chest responds to what is usual in Castilian models, totally different from those of Catalonia, Valencia and Mallorca. Although it was the most common piece of furniture at the time, not many examples have survived: compare with the two 17th century chests in the Museo Casa de Cervantes (CE 202 without fittings, CE 145 with them) in Alcalá de Henares (Madrid).

· Size: 67x171x60 cms
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Ref.: Z6840
CHEST. WALNUT, TEXTILE, WROUGHT IRON. 17TH CENTURY.

Chest. Walnut wood, textile remains, wrought iron. 17th century. Rectangular chest or chest made of walnut wood with a flat lid with fine mouldings on the outside, another one running along the fronts of the piece and dodging the lock on the front in a downwards peak and, again, a slight staggering based on these motifs on the lower part, on the edge cut with curves and counter-curves that partially hides the tubular legs with discs of the piece of 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 in the plate). The lock shield is decorated with animals and plant motifs; the hinges and corresponding part of the bolt, on the inside of the lid, have remains of red textile highlighting the cut-out decoration on their ends. The shape of this chest, rectangular with a flat lid, is also the usual one in this type of furniture since the Gothic period in the Spanish school. It is important to highlight the importance that this typology had in Spanish furniture, as it would last until the 19th century, especially in Andalusia, with only slight changes, the most notable of which would be the change from decorative elements in openwork iron, as in the present example, to using gilded brass studs drawing shields, plant themes, etc. This chest has points in common with Baroque examples from the Castilian school. Although it was the most common piece of furniture at the time, there are not many examples preserved: compare with the two 17th century chests in the Museo Casa de Cervantes (CE 202 without fittings, CE 145 with them) in Alcalá de Henares (Madrid), or with the chest dated between the middle and end of the 18th century in the Casa Museo Lope de Vega (Madrid) that has the lower part cut out.

· 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). Sample desk covered perhaps designed to go near a wall that has two drawers on top and three under the sample (the left ones are two; the right one is one with a lockable compartment, although in external appearance it seems two to balance the composition of the furniture). When opening the lid, a writing space with some compartments towards the back of the furniture is revealed. On the outside, it has a delicate marquetry work in which the rosewood stands out, and some carvings focused only on certain areas (top trim, drawers, slightly cabriolet-shaped legs, etc.) to enhance the elegance of the furniture and the quality of the wood used in its finish. The cabinetmaker's signature can be seen in areas that are 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 particular 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 the management of the same in 1871; after his retirement, the firm was known as A. Godin et Cie until 1883; upon Godin's death, the business continued with the founder's son, Charles-Henri Jeanselme under the name Ch. Jeanselme et Cie until 1930). By the mid-19th century, the Jeanselme firm was one of the most renowned in Paris. Thus, it is possible to find important examples 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 colour with a straight top, two drawers at the front decorated with interconnected circles (the two on the outside with a star on both and wooden handles) and four turned legs with balustrade shapes joined together by straight jambs (decorated only at the bottom with a simple cut-out on the front side, matching the cut-out edge of this front under the drawers). As this is one of the most common types of furniture in the Castilian school of all ancient Spanish furniture, it is relatively common to find similar examples in important private collections and prominent institutions. Compare, for example, the so-called “Bufete de la Inquisición” from around 1600 that is in the Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas in Madrid, or with several small 17th-century buffets in the Museo Casa Natal de Cervantes (Alcalá de Henares, Madrid) and the Casa Museo Lope de Vega (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, oak, gilded bronze, Sainte Anne marble. France, 19th century. Rectangular chest of drawers with a Sainte Anne marble top, made of carved mahogany and oak, with three drawers at the front decorated on the front with two rings emerging from the jaws of two lion protomes in gilded bronze and a lock shield with two crossed cornucopias; under the top there is another hidden drawer with internal divisions; the front legs have been carved in the shape of a claw, and the rear ones are rectangular. The marble known as Saint Anne is a dark grey veined marble from Belgium and widely used for furniture tops, monuments, etc., although Louis XV and Victorian style fireplace fronts and other objects made from this stone have been preserved. The high-quality gilt bronze fittings, the composition of the furniture and its decoration link the piece to 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 worth noting the lack of decorative elements for which the French examples are known. Similar examples can be found in prominent European residences, mainly in France. In Spain, similar chests of drawers are preserved in various 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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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 table top on two lyre legs with edges animated by curves and counter-curves that have been secured to the table top by means of two S-shaped wrought iron fasteners, with balustraded areas towards the centre and decorated with discs where the last two meet. The upper 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 a reasonable level: 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 of it, ceramics, silverware, glass..., 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 animated profiles through curves and counter-curves and small semicircular mouldings, elements that, due to their movement, place the work within the Baroque. These sinuous shapes are also seen in the fasteners, tubular in the shape of a baluster towards the centre 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 houses of a certain level, not many examples have been preserved due to changes in taste and customs over the centuries. Notable examples include, for example, the one in the Sala de las Firmas (Signature Room) of the Viana Palace in Córdoba, the one in the dining room of the Casa Museo de Lope de Vega in Madrid, one in the Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas (National Museum of Decorative Arts) in Madrid (inventory CE 27479), or 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.

Walnut and oak wardrobe. Rococo, France, 18th century. Two-door wardrobe with a lower drawer with two circular handles inside a concave disk, placed on two vase-shaped front legs and two square legs at the back and finished at the top by a thin projecting moulding. The drawer and one of the doors close with a key, but do not have a lock escutcheon. Although the absence of gilt bronze applications could indicate that it is not of French origin, this is one of the so-called “Provençal” pieces of furniture. These are characteristic of that area, although not exclusive to it, and are characterised by a lack of richness in their materials and a greater simplicity in decoration compared to contemporary French furniture from, for example, Paris. It is worth highlighting the use of two different woods for technical reasons but also and above all to highlight the carvings and mouldings. The upper part has a splined capital framed by a straight moulding below and with marked straight lines, curves and counter-curves at the top. These lines, together with volutes, are repeated symmetrically but in very marked mouldings 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 floral and plant motif below, which accompanies the curves of the lower skirt of the cupboard. These curved lines highlighted with the adjacent counter-curves are reminiscent of those that describe rocailles, and show that the piece of furniture belongs to the Rococo style. In France, this style is also known as Louis XV style, after the monarch under whose reign it reached its peak. This artistic movement developed there between approximately 1730 and 1760, and was still very influential throughout Europe after that time. Note the differences between Provençal furniture, such as this one, and 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 Civilisations in Paris (inventory 13058), etc.

· Size: 150x52x234 cms.
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Ref.: Z4846
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 moulding on the inside and an elaborate composition of vegetal elements with curved shapes on the outside, leaving empty spaces and 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 their owners. The method of making 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 period, 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 lighting, it was normal for it to be gilded after its carving. The movement that the pieces present inside, where the mirror would be, provides a first clue to place it in an artistic style. As for its decoration, the vegetal elements, the braces, the curved shapes contrasting with counter-curves and the scallop details refer to the clear belonging of the two examples to the Rococo, differentiating them from both the 18th century examples with a greater neoclassical influence, as well as from those of the 19th century. The asymmetry that each of the cornucopias has in its decoration refers to the beginning of this style, given that, 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. Has faults. Mirror with a slightly rectangular frame made of wood with polychrome areas and embossed silver plating on stucco and enhanced with enamel cabochons with geometric elements in dark and light blue. On the front there are a series of smooth mouldings, one of which has the aforementioned polychromy. The silver stripe is distributed around the outside of the piece, with the corners in exposed wood and stripes in smooth silver (two on each side), and a decoration with a certain volume in which architectural elements with a clear classicist influence are combined (in the centre of which are the enamel cabochons), flanked in the more elongated areas by compositions with scrolls, volutes, plant motifs and fruits. Stylistically speaking, the work can be linked to works in the same technique made in Mexico, mainly on small chests. Also, as is usual due to the peninsular influence, it is possible to recall works such as the Holy Thursday Chest from the 17th century in Barbastro. Weight: 5.7 kg.

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

Elizabethan triplet in mahogany, 19th century. A three-seater sofa with carved floral motifs, four cabriole legs, short curved and partially upholstered arms, and single-member oval “à la reine” backrests, linked by plant motifs to provide continuity. The influences of contemporary French furniture are clear in all Elizabethan works, a style so named because it was during the reign of Elizabeth II (1830-1904) that it reached its peak.

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

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

English display cabinet. Mahogany wood. 19th century. Display cabinet 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 at the front, four legs and a chambrana 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 bevelled decoration on the drawers and the 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.

Armoire with gun cabinet. Cherry and oak wood. France, 18th century. A two-door cabinet with three drawers at the bottom, all of which have a locking system, and a compartment on one side for storing firearms. The front of the lower part has gentle curves between two cabriolet-shaped legs and carved details; the two doors have been decorated with Rococo-influenced mouldings on their curves; it also has a moulding on the top. This piece shows a clear influence from the so-called Provençal and Louis XV style examples.

· Size: 173x68x220 cms.
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FURNITURE

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 period, towards the third third of the 19th century. The small circular table has a transparent glass top, which reveals the upholstered interior, and a waist decorated with classically inspired garlands on a gold background. The single leg of the piece of 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 reign 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 legs. Pine and beech wood, iron. 18th century. Table with a rectangular board made of pine wood and beech wood legs turned in the shape of Solomonic columns, which are joined, two by two, by a lower jamb also carved in Solomonic with a dado in the center, from which the curved iron fasteners emerge.

· Size: 148x58x78 cms.
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FURNITURE

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

Small roof box with remains of polychromy, 16th century. Rectangular box with a roof-shaped lid, which gives its name to this typology, very common in the Gothic period. 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 retains part of the original polychromy: 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. 18th century. Dining table with a rectangular, smooth top supported on legs that follow, in a simplified way, the most common examples of the Baroque known as “lyre legs”, and are secured by means of straight wrought iron fasteners. The influence of 17th century models is common in the following century, although the preference is 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
NAPOLEON III BEDROOM SUITE, CA SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY.

Napoleon III Bedroom, second half of the 19th century. Bedroom consisting of a one-door wardrobe with a mirror, a dressing table-desk with three drawers in front and another three behind a door, in addition to the two under the mirror, a “boat”-style bed and a four-drawer bedside table. All the decorative elements of the set refer to models from classical antiquity, clearly marking the belonging of the works to the style known as Napoleon III, as it was during his reign (1852-1870) that he reigned in France at its peak. Wardrobe 110x 46 x260 (interior with 5 shelves, interior drawer, and exterior drawer) Chest of drawers 108 x 52 x101+ 115 Bedside table 44x32.5x 100 Bed 210 x 135 x 128 for 115 x 190 mattress. Erable wood, pine wood interiors, stained moldings
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FURNITURE

Ref.: Z5277
ROUND WINGED TABLE. OAK. POSSIBLY SPAIN, 18TH CENTURY.

Circular winged table. Carved oak wood. Possibly Spain, 18th century. Circular winged table made of carved oak wood that has a series of legs joined by chamfers, 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 piece of furniture and the curve of the upper area of the spaces left on the fronts when folding the wings of the table. The simplicity of the piece links it more with the utilitarian furniture of prominent residences than with examples intended for the main rooms. However, the decorative elements indicated show a clear influence of Neoclassicism and a certain Baroque air, a mixture that is somewhat common in 18th century Spanish furniture. Note that the decoration focuses on the lower part of the piece of furniture due to the custom of dressing tables with rich fabrics to enhance them even more. Although walnut wood was often used in antique Spanish furniture, examples of oak are not too rare, as it is a wood with a showy grain, abundant at that 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 in Madrid, the Lope de Vega House Museum (slightly older examples), 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. A table with a flat rectangular top that has a drawer at the front flanked by two smooth corbels or mouldings, and that is made of carved walnut wood, that has four turned legs in what is known as the lentil type due to its shape based on small consecutive discs and that are secured together at the bottom thanks to the presence of a smooth rectangular die in each one and an undecorated wooden crossbar. The drawer at the front, with a key lock and a grooved iron knob, has two carved rectangles flanking the lock hole and high quality dovetail joints that can be seen when it is opened. Compare, for example, the walnut table with disc legs dating from the 17th century that is preserved in the collections of the former Municipal Museum of Madrid; with another walnut and pine platform table with carved drawers and lenticular turned legs from the National Museum of Decorative Arts in Madrid, dating from the 17th century; or with a Castilian buffet table from the 17th century from the Museo Casa Natal de Cervantes (Alcalá de Henares, Madrid). Typologically, due to its decoration, this 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