Buffet cabinet - Wood
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This 19th-century Portuguese sideboard is made of mahogany and features twisted and turned details in a Baroque Revival style.
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Portuguese desk of twists and tremblings in mahogany - 19th century.
Portuguese desk from the 19th century, in mahogany wood, with a sixteenth-century taste, featuring decoration of twists and tremblings characteristic of the tradition of Portuguese furniture.
Protruding rectangular top, bounded by carved moulding. Waist with two drawers, mimicking four, with protruding pad-fronts framed by twisted friezes and carved elements. Hardware and lock escutcheons in gold-toned metal, cut out and pierced.
Sits on four voluminous turned legs, combining bobbles, globular forms, and helical segments. Lower cross-stretching also twisted, with decorative metal fittings on the joining blocks and flattened circular feet.
- Country: Portugal.
- Era: nineteenth century.
- Style: sixteenth-century revivalism, of Portuguese Baroque tradition.
- Materials: mahogany wood and metal fittings.
- Dimensions: 79 × 102 × 56 cm.
Condition: shows surface wear, signs of use and small finish irregularities, particularly on the edges and feet. Top damaged. One of the drawers is locked.
Portuguese desk of twists and tremblings in mahogany - 19th century.
Portuguese desk from the 19th century, in mahogany wood, with a sixteenth-century taste, featuring decoration of twists and tremblings characteristic of the tradition of Portuguese furniture.
Protruding rectangular top, bounded by carved moulding. Waist with two drawers, mimicking four, with protruding pad-fronts framed by twisted friezes and carved elements. Hardware and lock escutcheons in gold-toned metal, cut out and pierced.
Sits on four voluminous turned legs, combining bobbles, globular forms, and helical segments. Lower cross-stretching also twisted, with decorative metal fittings on the joining blocks and flattened circular feet.
- Country: Portugal.
- Era: nineteenth century.
- Style: sixteenth-century revivalism, of Portuguese Baroque tradition.
- Materials: mahogany wood and metal fittings.
- Dimensions: 79 × 102 × 56 cm.
Condition: shows surface wear, signs of use and small finish irregularities, particularly on the edges and feet. Top damaged. One of the drawers is locked.
Details
Era
1400-1900
Over 200 years old
No
Country of origin
Portugal
Material
Wood
Condition
Fair condition - heavily used & with possibly minor parts missing
Height
79 cm
Width
102 cm
Depth
56 cm
Estimated period
19th century
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