Wicket. Walnut Wood, Wrought Iron. Spain, 17th Century.

Counter. Walnut wood, wrought iron. Spain, 17th century.
Rectangular low cabinet in oak wood with wrought iron elements, slightly raised on four legs, with a slightly projecting straight top and fronts decorated with carvings, and two doors under two drawers, all with a key lock (lock escutcheons decorated with simple lines only on the doors). Opening the doors gives access to a space divided in two by a shelf decorated with a series of cut lines on its lower edge. The upper part, below the top, has corbels carved with volutes, tongues, and simple architectural elements; on the sides of the front, grooves recall architectural motifs. The exterior of the doors and drawers, as well as the sides of the piece of furniture, are decorated with panels of different sizes and shapes (crosses, squares, rectangles), following a tradition deeply rooted in Spanish furniture and which allows the piece of furniture to be compared to works such as the wardrobe (upper part with lattice doors) from the last third of the 17th century in walnut, pine and iron, preserved in the Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas in Madrid, or the wardrobe with turned balusters from the 17th century preserved in the Museo Casa de Cervantes in Valladolid, for example. -
Dimensions: 113x52x86 cms