Portuguese Bureau, Verawood, Rosewood, 18th Century

Dutch marquetry chest of drawers. Century XVIII. Requires restoration. Chest of drawers with four front drawers with key lock and ...

Naveta. Silver. Possibly Portugal, 18th century. Base with counterweight. With hallmarks. Naveta with oval foot decorated with relief elements and moldings, balustrade foot and body with light boat shape, presenting a hinged lid in the front, a widening in the lower area towards the foot and a decoration distributed throughout the exterior base of rockery motifs and plant elements (the same theme is presented on the foot and base) on a background of chopped luster, with an angel's head on two wings in relief towards the peak, accompanied by plant elements (the which protrude from the edge of the lid). Although the shape of the piece follows in general lines the most usual prototypes in these incense containers used in the liturgy, it is necessary to indicate that it was more frequent to find them more similar to a ship. The naveta's belonging to the influence of Rococo is clear both for the lines of the object and for the decoration to which reference has already been made (pebbles, plant elements with movement, volutes with pronounced curves, contrasts between concave and convex lines ... ), as well as it is possible to find some points in common with Portuguese works (presents an auction with an angel head in relief a silver naveta with a spoon by Leandro Gagliardi made in Rome between 1744 and 1750 that is preserved in the Museum of Sao Roque of Lisbon in Portugal, compare with the silver plated censer that the same master made between 1749 and 1751 for the Chapel of San Juan Bautista of the Church of San Roque in Lisbon). The contrast marks present in the upper part of the naveta (the "capitalized" letters in a rectangular space), although it should also be noted that this work does not follow the most striking typology of navetas related to this center (naveta de 18th century silver from the Church of Alcántara de Maranhao, Brazil; naveta by Sebastiao Bernardes dos Santos, dated 1747 from Sé do Funchal, which is kept in the Museu de Arte Sacra Do Funchal in Madeira Portugal...

Empire commode. Mahogany, oak, ormolu bronze, Saint Anne marble. France, 19th century. Rectangular chest of drawers with top board in Sainte Anne marble, made of carved mahogany and oak, with three drawers at the front, decorated on the front with two rings that emerge from the jaws of two bronze lion protomes and a coat of arms. Lock with two crossed cornucopias; under the table is another hidden drawer with internal divisions; the front legs are carved in the shape of a claw, and the rear legs are rectangular. Known as Saint Anne marble is a dark gray veined marble from Belgium and widely used for furniture panels, monuments, etc., although there are preserved Louis XV and Victorian style fireplace...

Lemonwood chest of drawers with straight and rectangular top board that has five drawers to the front (two narrower and three long), decorated with sim...

Chest of five drawers in mahogany wood, 19th century. Two legs with discs and a curved back base support the chest of drawers, with a slightly curved front and whose five drawers (t...

Rectangular frame made of carved and gilded wood that combines a smooth thin band inside, with another carved with fajada band and another, to the outside, which combine smooth areas with delicate plant details (these in the same finish as the rest of the molding, highlighted on a striped background). Currently, the value and appreciation of the frames are on the rise due to the search for them by the museums and important institutions, with the aim of giving the works the frames they would have in origin. Hence, similar examples are found in some Vermeer paintings...

IMPORTANT PORTUGUESE COMMODE D. JOÃO V 18th Century in rosewood wood, with three drawers and three large drawers. Wavy body, with cut skirts, decorated wit...

Stunning 18th C painted bureau with unusual serpentine fronted drawers and fall front. 1780. Dimensions 42 inches (107 cms) wide 22 inches (56 ...

18th C English painted oak bureau with numerous secret drawers and original brass fittings. 1780. Height to underside of desk is 29". Reference: 7605 Dimensions 36.5 inches...

18th Century Portuguese COMMODE Portuguese, in rosewood wood, with 3 large drawers and two drawers. Cut-out top, decorated with recess. Cropped skirts decorated with floral elements...

An 18th century Italian bureau with beautiful inlay detailing and a fall front that opens to form a writing surface with fitted interior, consisting of six drawers. Four long drawers...

PORTUGUESE COMMODE 18th Century Portuguese 18th Century in mahogany wood with carvings. Box with two drawers and a large drawer. Cut skirts decorated with shells. Curved legs with d...