What began as a couples’ antique hunting adventure across the Guatemalan countryside has since become Los Angeles–based studio Dos Gallos — a treasure trove of 18th- and 19th-century furniture, accessories and ceramics steeped in Spanish, Latin American, European and Japanese history.
The story of Dos Gallos (the name is a nod to Guatemala’s most popular beer, Gallo) began in 1993 when founders Gail and Charles Boswell took a stroll past a Santa Monica antique store on one of their first dates. Altman fell in love with a Guatemalan wood table and couldn’t stop thinking about it. A few weeks later, the pair left for Guatemala, scouring the country’s rural villages for antiques and collectibles.
After amassing a considerable haul, Altman and Boswell secured a container and shipped their finds back to their L.A. home. They held a backyard sale for friends and acquaintances, and within a week, they sold everything.
Shortly after that, Altman and Boswell opened the Dos Gallos Studio, situated in a 1920s former makeup factory near Hollywood, where it still operates today. Although the shop is filled with antique furniture and other curiosities sourced from Central America, Asia and Europe, Dos Gallos also specializes in creating bench-made, hand-finished wood cabinets, buffets, credenzas, dining room tables, center tables and other pieces in modern and rustic styles.
Interior designers, architects and collectors highly seek Dos Gallos’ furniture. Their pieces have also featured in major publications throughout Europe and the United States, including Elle Décor, LUXE, InStyle, Traditional Home and the Los Angeles Times Magazine.
On 1stDibs, discover a range of Dos Gallos case pieces, storage cabinets and tables.
Dos Gallos Custom Round Walnut Wood Dining Table With Stacked Pyramid Pedestal
By Dos Gallos, Dos Gallos Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom Portuguese Pedestal table with stacked pyramid pedestal. Can be made in mahogany, walnut, oak with a choice of different finishes and ranges of distress. Shown here in walnut...
Mahogany, Oak, Walnut
Dos Gallos Custom Cube Base Coffee Table in Oak
By Dos Gallos
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is our Dos Gallos Custom Cube Base Coffee Table, Shown here in cathedral white oak with an open grain, a few "cracks" in the board and in a custom color as per our client's spe...
Oak, Walnut
Dos Gallos Custom Oak Double Pedestal Table with Rectangular Top
By Dos Gallos
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom beehive pedestal table in solid oak. Rectangular top is rift oak with an ogee edge. Finished in a cerused driftwood finish, open grain. T...
Mahogany, Oak, Walnut
Custom Simplistic Coffee Table in 18th C Oak Wood
Located in Nijlen, BE
Minimalist coffee table. Made from 18th-century beams. Natural color and treated for a soft, water-resistant surface. A piece that exudes simplicity and fits seamlessly into a balan...
Oak
Antique Spanish Pedestal Figural Carved Round Dining Table
Located in Miami, FL
An antique Spanish Carved Walnut pedestal dining table. Circa 1900. Having a round top over a beaded skirt, rising on a pedestal, four stretches on the raised base to reinforce the t...
Pine
Customized Coffee Table, Old Suède/Leather Top on Iron Base
Located in Brecht, BE
This is a creation from my workshop, old suède leather top on contemporary iron base.
Leather
X Base Coffee Table in White Oak
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
This X Base Coffee Table in White Oak is made in the heart of Ohio with locally sourced wood. Each table is hand-made from white oak veneer and fin...
Oak
Blackened Oak Custom-Made Coffee Table
By Holland & Company
Located in New York, NY
Striking in its simplicity and rich in character, this custom-made round coffee table is crafted from beautifully blackened oak and thoughtfully designed to elevate any modern interi...
Oak
$8,450
H 31.25 in Dm 47.25 in
Antique French Art Deco Round Dining or Center Table with Figured Walnut Top
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A very beautifully designed & well-crafted French Art Deco table in walnut with round figured-walnut top resting on stylized cabriole legs. Offers a fresh & classic look with a fine ...
Walnut
Custom Oak frame Belarti Ceramic coffee table 1970's
By Juliette Belarti
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
A very special custom made "Belarti" coffee table Belarti was a famous Belgian manufacturer of ceramics during the 1960's and 1970's They had various Belgian ceramic artists work...
Ceramic, Oak
Custom Walnut Sunburst Round Dining Table by Carrocel
By Carrocel
Located in North York, ON
Carrocel custom made dining, entry, hall table, elegantly patterned and beautifully hand polished sunburst walnut top with a silver and gold leaf custom finished pedestal solid wood ...
Silver Leaf
Custom Coffee Table
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Studio one of a kind rosewood coffee table with faux leather (vinyl). This coffee table was built to store a Bang & Olufsen Beomaster 4500 tuner/amplifier. Top comes off to expose a ...
Wood
Custom Gilt Wrought Iron Bench Frame or Coffee Table Base
Located in Sheffield, MA
The custom elegant modern gilt metal bench has x-form legs with angular turns reminiscent of the Greek key design. We can make this in the size you need. The style of this base is ap...
Iron
Ico Parisi Round Walnut Dining Table, Three Feet, 1950
By Ico Parisi
Located in Rome, IT
Important center or dining table in walnut and mirrored top, attributed to Arch. Ico Parisi mirrored top; the mirror glass is not coeval at the tabl...
Brass
$1,721Sale Price|25% Off
H 29 in W 72 in D 40 in
Vintage Modern Double Pedestal Dining Table with Rectangular Glass Top
Located in Topeka, KS
Gorgeous vintage Modern double pedestal rectangular glass top dining table comprised of speckled solid surface material square c...
Glass, Corian