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Edwardian sideboard in rosewood and fruitwood marquetry, early 20th century. Four turned legs support the sideboard, which consists of a niche under two drawers flanking another space, and a top decorated with mirrors and architectural lines. The surface features a series of plant motifs, scrolls and vases made of fruitwood marquetry, whose light tones contrast and stand out against the dark tone of the sideboard. The Edwardian style takes its name from King Edward VII of England (early 20th century), and was characterized by achieving the modernization of medieval styles, elements taken from Georgian, etc.
· Size: 137x42x205 cms.
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Ref.: Z6209
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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
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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
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Extendable folding table. Walnut and walnut root. 19th century. Extendable dining table to three metres, known as a book-shaped table due to the way it folds. It has turned legs in the form of balusters topped with metal rollers to move the piece of furniture. It has been made by combining walnut wood and walnut root wood, leaving the striking grain of this type of material visible. The piece is reminiscent in some details of Victorian examples from northern Europe.
· Size: 121x65x76 cms.
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Ref.: Z5858
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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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Ref.: Z3394
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Dining table in walnut wood with Solomonic leg, 20th century. Dining table with a two-piece topped top on legs with Solomonic turning and chambrana joined to it with curved wrought iron fasteners, following Baroque models
· Size: 219x96x82,5 cms.
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Ref.: Z5591
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Ferdinand-style side table. Bronze, wood. Spain, period of Ferdinand VII, circa 1814-1833. Auxiliary table designed to be attached to a wall and supported by a single wooden leg, with a straight top, curved front and decorations with a strong neoclassical and French Empire influence (appliqués on the front, shape of the leg, composition). In Spain, the Ferdinandino Style is known as the style that can be found in the decorative arts during the reign of Ferdinand VII (1814-1833), after the Empire Style and just before the Isabelline Style, being equivalent according to some experts to the French Restoration style and the English Regency.
· Size: 45 x 39 x 75 cm.
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Ref.: Z5307
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San Antonio leg table; Spain, 17th century. Walnut wood. The San Antonio leg table (serrated leg, simple, square section) was the most common typology for this type of furniture in Spain from the 16th to the 18th centuries, given its functionality and simplicity, since in rich houses the tables were not displayed, but were dressed with sumptuous fabrics that hid their structure.
· Size: 86x48x54 cms.
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Ref.: Z5185
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Niche in carved and gilded wood, Rococo, 18th century. A niche formed by a back decorated with a moulding and a support for a sculpture decorated with a mask and plant motifs and topped by a split pediment with a central motif worked on its lower part resembling a cloth. Engraved cornucopias and leaves appear throughout the back. The work would have been part of an altarpiece or could have been created as it has been preserved for a private chapel.
· Size: 216x74x40 cms.
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Ref.: Z3413A
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Chest in walnut wood, 17th century. Rectangular chest with a flat lid decorated with a chain of lines on the front, iron fittings with a key lock and corner pieces. The work was created for purely utilitarian purposes (hence the lack of decoration) and belongs to a type of furniture common in houses of the period, used to store valuable objects such as clothing or tableware.
· Size: 100x38x44 cms.
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Ref.: Z5063
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Gaming table. Mahogany wood, textile. 19th century. Semicircular, folding game table with smooth, tapered legs and a waistline enhanced by smooth vertical stripes. The clean lines and absence of carvings, giving prominence to the wood, are reminiscent of 19th-century English examples.
· Size: 110x54x74 cms.
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Ref.: Z4924
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Chest. Walnut wood, wrought iron. 17th century. Rectangular chest with a flat lid made of hand-carved walnut wood and reinforced by a series of metal fittings, which has an openwork lock shield decorated with architectural motifs, which show Baroque influence. This type of furniture was very common in Spain, frequently used to store objects of a certain value such as clothes, dishes, etc.
· Size: 162x58x63 cms.
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Ref.: Z4855
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Coffee table. Mahogany wood, white marble. France, 19th century. Coffee table made of carved mahogany with a white marble top, cut out in curves. The piece of furniture has been decorated with architectural elements of classical influence and has metal rollers on the legs.
· Size: 130x78x75 cms.
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Ref.: Z4847
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Desk. Mahogany wood, 19th century. Rectangular mahogany desk with legs with a vase-shaped centre, mouldings and five drawers in the front and a border on the top board running along the smaller sides and part of the larger ones. The decorative simplicity of the piece of furniture, which gives prominence to the wood, shows influences of Neoclassicism.
· Size: 165x97x84 cms.
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Ref.: Z4856
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Octagonal side table. Rosewood wood. France, 19th century. Side table with a straight octagonal top, made of rosewood combined with another of a different tone to enhance the first. The four legs, turned with lines, are joined with a flat rhomboidal frame. The decoration has been reduced to enhance the quality of the the wood and the clean lines of the furniture, which is why there are no gilded bronze applications, which are common in French furniture.
· Size: 75x75x70 cms.
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Ref.: Z4843
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Castilian walnut and leather chair. Metal, walnut wood, leather. 20th century. 10 units available; price per unit. Castilian style chair with leather backrest and seat fixed to the carved walnut wood frame with metal studs. It has a carved front frame, drawing curves and leaving a circle in the centre, and two other smooth frames joining the front and back legs. It is inspired by old Castilian furniture, this being a common type in old Spanish cabinetmaking.
· Size: 50x53x97 cms.
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Ref.: Z4845
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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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Ref.: Z3698
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Desk table. Mahogany wood. 19th century. Rectangular table top decorated with a band of plant motifs on the outer edge, waist enhanced with bands carved with ova and plant motifs of classicist influence and legs decorated with an elegant cabriole shape and carved motifs (scrolls, bows and simple plant themes that extend along the waist of the piece of furniture) finished with very simplified claw shapes holding balls. This finish on the legs also appears in Chippendale examples and in American works and, apparently, was a theme inspired by works from the Far East, replacing the dragon's leg with the sphere with a lion's (thus showing English supremacy) and making it very popular in England during, approximately, the first half of the 18th century, and later recovering it.
· Size: 94x70x76
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Ref.: Z3460
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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
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Standing dressing table mirror in carved mahogany, 19th century. The rectangular mirror frame is decorated with scrolls and carved floral and plant motifs in the classical tradition, and rests on two curved legs with lines reminiscent of the characteristic movement of the Baroque and Rococo periods. This mixture of styles was common in 19th century furniture, as shapes from past traditions were chosen for the creations of the period.
· Size: 88x76x160 cms.
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Ref.: Z2515
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Corner cabinet. Carved mahogany wood. 20th century. Carved wooden corner cabinet with three shelves (creating four spaces) and a door in the lower area with a lock. The decoration of curves, architectural elements and simple geometric motifs is reminiscent of examples related to the Historicisms of the 19th and 20th centuries.
· Size: 40x40x178 cms.
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Ref.: Z1229
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Mahogany gaming table. 19th century. The upper board is rectangular in shape and has curved profiles, and is supported by two balustrade legs that end in two supports with a shape reminiscent of cabriole legs, decorated with mouldings. Both are secured by a turned frame and have metal rollers. The lines recall baroque examples, while the decorative simplicity refers to neoclassical models, a common mix in 19th century furniture.
· Size: 95,5x48x74 cms.
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Ref.: Z3056
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English “Davenport” desk in walnut wood, 19th century. A writing desk with four drawers on the side, an inkwell with a lock on the top and a folding top with a lockable key. This type of desk is known as a “Davenport” because it was a captain with that surname who first ordered this piece of furniture from Gillows of Lancaster towards the end of the 18th century, from which time these desks were made with a remarkable variety of decorative elements. Requires restorations
· Size: 55,5x57x79 cms.
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Ref.: Z3099
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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
