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Portuguese mahogany vanity from the 20th century in Empire/Neoclassical style with gilded metal decorations.
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Portuguese mahogany dressing table with tilting mirror and metal fittings, 20th century. Elegant 20th-century Portuguese dressing table, crafted in mahogany, in a neoclassical/Empire taste, enriched with decorative gold-metal fittings. The structure features a rectangular top, two side drawers and a central drawer, with fronts delineated by gold fillets. The side drawers retain ring pulls and metal hardware. It rests on four curved legs, joined by a turned longitudinal crosspiece, with fluted elements, brass fittings and metal stoppers. The leg configuration lends lightness and elegance to the composition. At the top is a tilting octagonal mirror, framed in mahogany and highlighted by a gold fillet. The mirror is supported by two columns topped with pinecone-shaped elements and flanked by two brass metal articulated candlesticks. A decorative yet functional piece, suitable for a bedroom, walk-in closet or entry space.
Origin: Portugal
Period: 20th century
Material: mahogany wood
Fittings: gold metal and brass
Mirror: tilting, octagonal shape
Candleholders: two side arms
Drawers: two side and one central
Hardware: metal
Dimensions: 120 × 112 × 53 cm
Condition: good
Portuguese mahogany dressing table with tilting mirror and metal fittings, 20th century. Elegant 20th-century Portuguese dressing table, crafted in mahogany, in a neoclassical/Empire taste, enriched with decorative gold-metal fittings. The structure features a rectangular top, two side drawers and a central drawer, with fronts delineated by gold fillets. The side drawers retain ring pulls and metal hardware. It rests on four curved legs, joined by a turned longitudinal crosspiece, with fluted elements, brass fittings and metal stoppers. The leg configuration lends lightness and elegance to the composition. At the top is a tilting octagonal mirror, framed in mahogany and highlighted by a gold fillet. The mirror is supported by two columns topped with pinecone-shaped elements and flanked by two brass metal articulated candlesticks. A decorative yet functional piece, suitable for a bedroom, walk-in closet or entry space.
Origin: Portugal
Period: 20th century
Material: mahogany wood
Fittings: gold metal and brass
Mirror: tilting, octagonal shape
Candleholders: two side arms
Drawers: two side and one central
Hardware: metal
Dimensions: 120 × 112 × 53 cm
Condition: good
