17th Century Spanish Cabinet Vargueno

View Similar Items

17th Century Spanish Burled Walnut Vargueno or Collectors Cabinet

Important Spanish Cabinet, 17th Century

17th Century Spanish Vargueno with Decoupage Exterior on Baroque Style Base

17th-Century Spanish Walnut Vargueno, Chest/Desk on stand

17th Century Spanish Walnut Cabinet

Rare 17th Century Spanish Vargueño

17TH Century Papillero Vargueno On Stand

17th Century walnut Vargueno on stand

Flemish Coin Cabinet 17th Century

Spanish Cabinet "Bargueño" Walnut, Wrought Iron, Stone, 17th Century

17th Century Italian Walnut Cabinet

Want more images or videos?

Request additional images or videos from the seller

1 of 8

17th Century Spanish Cabinet Vargueno

About the Item

Bargueño of salmanca model, also called of columns, with flap front cover, decorated in its exterior with forged iron plates cut and shed, applied on a background of cloth (frequent in this typology). The lock shield is complex, with traditional balusters and balusters from the time on the sides. The exterior decoration is complete, on the sides, with bow handles with central lentil and long hinges of time, also very own of this model. It stands on a closed "taquillón" foot, with two two drawers and two front doors carved in rhomboid format, with geometric decorations and central lock shields also with wrought iron plates applied on cloth. This lower body is raised on four legs of flattened ball, and also presents lateral arcuate handles. At the top has two clamps, with venera head, which extend to serve as a base to the lid once opened. This type of salmantino desk is typically Spanish, and is characterized by the great wealth in the interior sample, with a decoration based on stone columns, turned and gold. Also, the drawers follow different models, which are often mixed: from a very simple design, only with moldings (which does not appear here, given the wealth of the furniture), to an architectural design of great complexity. In the case of this cabinet we see three registers with different drawers and doors, following a total of seven drawers with hidden lower drawer, two doors with independent lock, four simple drawers and two double drawers, decorated all elements with columns in a salomonic format Of carved bone and plates of the same material chiseled to pen. They follow a strongly Baroque architectural scheme, with corbels, cornices and fronton in addition to the columns, with venera handles and arches inspired by Flemish designs. Although columns desks exist since the time of Philip III (1578-1621) and are especially frequent between 1610-1660, the characteristics of this model indicate a possible date of execution closer to 1650 in which there is a full evolution Of the model. Thus, the fact that the columns are torsos, as well as the profusion of decorative elements and of gold, and finally the great compartmentalisation (linked squares) of the fronts of the drawers, indicate to us an advanced moment within century XVII. In this desk, an unusual circumstance in these pieces, and the extraordinary state of preservation, where both structure and interior elements are original, are included, including forging elements like handles, handles, nails, keypads, locks and corners. It conserves ironworks with polychrome remains and original fabric. Minimal replacements are seen in what refers to some piece of bone in the interior and some piece of cloth, which in most cases has been completely replaced by the XVIII-XIX centuries, but which in this case is preserved. Both the structural complexity, the decorative richness and the state of preservation make this desk an important example of the most representative Spanish furniture in the 17th century."

Dimensions:
Height: 61.42 in (156 cm)Width: 44.1 in (112 cm)Depth: 18.12 in (46 cm)
Style:
Baroque (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Bone,Iron,Wood
Place of Origin:
Spain
Period:
17th Century
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1650
Condition:
Minor losses.
Seller Location:
Madrid, ES
Reference Number:
Seller: Z5988 1stDibs: LU295139091843

More From This Seller

View All

Spanish Table, Walnut, Baroque, 17th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

Walnut wood, with wrought iron fasteners and one piece board. Baroque style lira leg table, entirely made of walnut, with carved profile legs and rectangula...

Category

Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Dining Room Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

Spanish Table, Walnut, Baroque, 17th Century

$16,204

Wrought Iron Grille, Spain, 17th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

Wrought iron grating with ten vertical double-pearl bars decorated with small discs and other simpler verticals (up and down planes, the central tubular and inserted through the vert...

Category

Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Architectural Elements

Materials

Wrought Iron

Wrought Iron Grille, Spain, 17th Century

$3,240

Wrought Iron Grille, Spain, 17th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

Wrought iron window grille that has two horizontal bars in the middle, inserted between the vertical bars. These present a decoration of small discs...

Category

Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Architectural Elements

Materials

Wrought Iron

Wrought Iron Grille, Spain, 17th Century

$1,273

Wrought iron grille. Spain, 17th century.

Located in Madrid, ES

Gate with pass-through. Wrought iron. Spain, 17th century. Rectangular iron railing with a half-height railing, a frame and supports to keep it upright. The vertical bars have oppos...

Category

Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Balustrades and Fixtures

Materials

Other, Wrought Iron

Wrought iron grille. Spain, 17th century.

$9,838

Silver boat censer. Spain, 17th century.

Located in Madrid, ES

Silver ship. Spain, 17th century. Naveta formed by forging, with the foot and the ends of the lid obtained by mold casting. Shaped like a symmetrical boat, it stands on a low circul...

Category

Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Religious Items

Materials

Silver

Silver boat censer. Spain, 17th century.

$1,041

Wedding Chest, Salamanca Area, Spain, 17th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

Wedding chest. Wood, textile, metal, polychrome. Salamanca, Spain, 17th century. Area of rectangular body with flat top made in carved wood that preserves remains of original polychrome, corners and other metal fittings and textile details in certain places. It is decorated to the outside with a molding in its lower area based on curved motifs and a simple carved decoration of vegetable theme arranged according to a rigid symmetry enhancing an inscription in capital letters on the front ("Viva María / Fernandez") allusive to the owner original of the piece. The interior has no decoration or more elements than the parts of the fittings of the corresponding hinges and the wood seen. The model of a flat-topped ark, with a rectangular shape, was very common in Spanish art as early as the Middle Ages, varying in its decorative elements as time and styles progressed. The metallic elements of the furniture (corner corners on red textile, lock shield on the front, hinges on the inside, handles on the sides to move it, etc.) have a decoration of waves and auctions that refers to models of the Baroque, in addition to columns (flanking the keyhole). The carved decoration of the front (flowers, leaves stems and birds simplified posadas, with simple polychrome in three colors -red, green, yellow-) is not too fine (something usual in popular specimens), and follows a composition and very colorful habitual in the popular coffers of the area of Salamanca, being common the use of walnut for its realization (as in all the Spanish furniture, for the resistance of the wood and its abundance then). The addition of a feminine name in capital letters (detail that would indicate that the present piece of furniture is an ark made to keep a wedding trousseau, hence the abundance of decoration in a popular utilitarian piece and the presence of a lock with a key) is another element to be highlighted in this piece of furniture. Similar model is mentioned in one of the most used reference books of the Spanish furniture, ENRIQUEZ ARRANZ, Maria Dolores. The Spanish furniture in the 15th, 16th and 17th century. 1951. p. 39; cat. no. 74; The m. 74; Beautiful example of chest or ark of bridal, popular Spanish style of century XVII...

Category

Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Blanket Chests

Materials

Metal

Wedding Chest, Salamanca Area, Spain, 17th Century

$1,388

Antique 17th Century Spanish Moorish Cabinets

Materials

Wrought Iron, Brass

17th Century Spanish Burled Walnut Vargueno or Collectors Cabinet

$12,900

Important Spanish Cabinet, 17th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

Important Spanish Cabinet 17th century in blackened wood and tortoiseshell veneer. It opens with eight drawers framing a central door, surrounded by two columns. Richly decorated w...

Category

Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Cabinets

Materials

Bronze

Important Spanish Cabinet, 17th Century

$10,995

17th Century Spanish Vargueno with Decoupage Exterior on Baroque Style Base

Located in Milford, NH

An exceptional Spanish vargueno or collector cabinet with a sophisticated assemblage of decorated drawers and cabinets on the interior with columnar accents. The exterior with except...

Category

Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Cabinets

Materials

Wrought Iron

17th Century Spanish Vargueno with Decoupage Exterior on Baroque Style Base

$39,800

17th-Century Spanish Walnut Vargueno, Chest/Desk on stand

Located in Reepham, GB

This 17th-century Spanish walnut Vargueno on stand is a masterwork of Baroque craftsmanship. Featuring original iron handles and a shield-shaped lock plate, its hinged fall front rev...

Category

Antique 17th Century Spanish Cabinets

Materials

Walnut

17th-Century Spanish Walnut Vargueno, Chest/Desk on stand

$7,496 Sale Price

20% Off

17th Century Spanish Walnut Cabinet

Located in Burton, TX

This 17th century Spanish Cabinet was hand carved from old growth walnut. The piece features a hand carved crown over 4 doors and two draw...

Category

Antique 17th Century Spanish Cabinets

Materials

Iron

17th Century Spanish Walnut Cabinet

$6,800

Rare 17th Century Spanish Vargueño

Located in Chicago, IL

Behold a rare and remarkable treasure from 17th century Spain: the vargueño. Crafted from solid one-inch thick walnut panels, this vargueño stands as a testament to the masterful cra...

Category