Travel Cabinet Or Bargueno, Spain, 17th Century Period

Travel cabinet or Bargueno, inlaid with rosewood, mahogany, walnut, bone, tortoiseshell, dark woods and boxwood. It opens with eight drawers in four rows, arranged on either side of a central projecting door simulating a temple supported by two columns and revealing five drawers, all inlaid with tortoiseshell and decorated with chiseled and gilded bronzes, including on the center of the temple a representation of Hercules embracing the Nemean lion. It rests on six ball feet decorated with bronze claws, the cornice is topped with four crowned eagles with outstretched bronze wings. 17th century period. The period entablature is inlaid with geometric patterns in mahogany and walnut separated by large strips of boxwood and black stained wood, it is surrounded by an alternating molding in bone and dark wood and supported by four turned legs in blackened walnut at the rear. . Very good condition, backup restorations carried out. Cabinet dimensions: Height 86.5 cm, width 115 cm, depth 40 cm. Table dimensions: Height 83 cm, width 128.5 cm, depth 46 cm