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 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 Round Walnut Wood Dining Table With Stacked Pyramid Pedestal
By Dos Gallos Studio, Dos Gallos
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 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
Dos Gallos Custom Rustic Oak Coffee Table - 3.5” Thick Top - Made in Los Angeles
By Dos Gallos
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom bench made, solid oak coffee table, built with a bold 3.5-inch thick top and matching solid oak legs for a striking, grounded look. Each piece is custom made in Los Angeles wi...
Oak, Walnut
$4,025
H 14.25 in W 43 in D 43 in
Rustic Square Top Hardwood Coffee Table with Woven Rattan Top, Vintage
Located in Yonkers, NY
This vintage low table features a richly patinated wood frame surrounding a handwoven rattan inset, offering a distinctive blend of natural materials and clean-lined construction. Wi...
Rattan, Hardwood
Large Round Rustic Vintage Brutalist Coffee Table in Oak
Located in OOSTERHOUT, NL
This large, round coffee table from the 1960s is crafted in a Brutalist style from heavy, high-quality oak. The wood exhibits a beautiful patina and minor signs of wear, giving the p...
Oak
Large Round Rustic Vintage Brutalist Coffee Table in Oak
Located in OOSTERHOUT, NL
This large, round coffee table from the 1960s is crafted in a Brutalist style from heavy, high-quality oak. The wood exhibits a beautiful patina and minor signs of wear, giving the p...
Oak
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
$2,850 / item
H 15 in W 70 in D 40 in
Bertu Coffee Table, Cross Base Coffee Table, Modern, White Oak, Oakley
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Coffee Table, Cross Base Coffee Table, Modern, White Oak, Oakley This Oakley Cross Base Coffee Table in White Oak is made in the heart o...
Wood, 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
Rustic Brutalist Oak Coffee Table
Located in London, London
Coffee table Rustic Handmade from reclaimed wood Four rectangular legs with cut outs to support the top Heavy three beam top France
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
Rustic Vintage Brutalist Mid-Century Coffee Table in Oak
Located in OOSTERHOUT, NL
Square coffee table from the 1960s, executed in brutalist style and made from heavy, high-quality oak. The wood has a beautiful patina and light signs of use, giving the table a warm...
Oak
$7,600Sale Price|20% Off
H 30 in Dm 54 in
Custom Modern Round Porcelain Dining Table with Geometric Brass Base
By Carrocel
Located in North York, ON
Custom modern round porcelain dining table with geometric brass base. Custom designed by the artisans at Carrocel with imported Italian honed travertino porcelain top. Completed with...
Brass
$7,500
H 26 in W 50 in D 44 in
Giltwood and Ebonized Marble Coffee Table by Brustlin Workshop, Los Angeles
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A highly sculptural Baroque Revival coffee table by Brustlin Workshop of Los Angeles, renowned for their fine artisan craftsmanship in the mid-20th century. The table features an ela...
Marble