Chest with Geometric Design, Leather, Iron, Spain, circa 1500

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Chest with Geometric Design, Leather, Iron, Spain, circa 1500

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Ark with geometric decoration. Leather and wrought iron, Spain, circa 1500. Rectangular trunk with curved lid and key lock located on a trimmed molding that rests on three supports on the floor. On the outside, it is decorated with sticks and plates attached with tacks to the leather cover, it has two handles on the sides and keeps the lid fastened by hooks inserted in the wood that double as hinges. Pinewood. This storage cabinet was one of the most representative typologies in the history of Spanish furniture until the 17th century, like the rest of the coffers and their derivatives. This concrete type, rectangular, usually oak, lined with leather and covered with staples and ribs on the tops and fronts, were known throughout Europe until, approximately, the 16th century and were called "in the manner of Spain" there. The next step in the evolution of leather chests decorated with spiked metal elements is the application of brass tacks forming drawings with them, of which a somewhat larger number of examples have been preserved than of this trunk (such as the one said that it belonged to Felipe II, preserved in the Monastery of El Escorial and that still has the footings that raised it). It must also be distinguished from the tested examples, which have a different applied metallic decoration. By the cover of the present, it can be related to Gothic works preserved in Europe (and perhaps earlier), since that semicircular shape is derived from Roman sarcophagi. Stylistically, although the polygons, lines and rhombuses of the front may remind us of examples of Muslim influence, it is clear from the type of figures and the way they are intertwined that, although Mudejar works were taken into account for their realization, the main inspiration It comes from the Italian Renaissance, although the repetition of the motif, its chaining and the fact that it covers the entire space, can be more closely linked to what is Hispanic Muslim. This chest is very reminiscent of two flat-top coffers from the National Museum of Decorative Arts in Madrid dated in the 17th century, which also demonstrates the popularity and survival of this decorative form. Restorations." Size: 130 x 52 x 66 cms. Weight is orientative.

Dimensions:
Height: 25.99 in (66 cm)Width: 51.19 in (130 cm)Depth: 20.48 in (52 cm)
Style:
Renaissance (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Iron,Leather,Other
Place of Origin:
Spain
Period:
16th Century
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1500
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. Minor fading.
Seller Location:
Madrid, ES
Reference Number:
Seller: Z54641stDibs: LU2951319168342