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KPM Porcelain Painting After Murillo
By KPM Porcelain
Located in New Orleans, LA
Painted after a work by 17th century Spanish artist Bartolome Esteban Murillo (1617-1682), this enchanting KPM painting on porcelain is a beautiful rendering of the artist's original...
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Antique Late 19th Century German Other Paintings
Materials
Porcelain
Spanish Renaissance Table In Blond Walnut - 17th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb and rare 17th-century Spanish Renaissance walnut table.
It features an exceptional (museum-quality) base decorated with acanthus leaves, a partially open sculpted part (uncom...
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Rustic Farmhouse Spool-Leg Side Chair (Sets of 2)
By Jonathan Charles
Located in Westwood, NJ
The chair brings together classic style and Spanish-inspired design. Its warm, greyed Dark Spain Painted Walnut finish shows off the natural wood grain and adds a touch of rustic cha...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
$2,550 / item
Spanish Cabinet "Bargueño" Walnut, Wrought Iron, Stone, 17th Century
Located in Miami, FL
The rectangular locker rests on chest with legs, and has four drawers decorated with diamonds that lock and fittings and shield shown horseshoe. Answer...
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
17th Century Large Spanish Gold Gilded and Red Painted Wooden Pricket Stick
Located in Marbella, ES
17th century Spanish gold gilded and red painted wooden candle pricket stick.
Category
Antique 17th Century Spanish Candlesticks
Materials
Wood
Early Antique Engraved Silver Crucifix, Reliquary Cross Box Pendant 17th Century
Located in Bristol, GB
ANTIQUE SILVER CRUCIFIX/LATIN CROSS
A striking and decorative piece made from continental silver with a central crucifix engraved with a fairly naive depiction of Christ.
The centr...
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Renaissance Religious Items
Materials
Silver
Spanish 17th Century Rustic Armoire
Located in Round Top, TX
A very handsome 17th century folk armoire from the Catalan region of Spain. Soundly constructed from thick planks of chestnut. Stunning patina. A fabulous storage piece lending charm...
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Chestnut
17th Century Original Oil on Canvas Painting of The Adoration of the Magi, Spain
Located in Round Top, TX
Original oil on canvas painting of the adoration of the magi, with Mother Mary and infant Christ.
Framed over 5' wide x 4' tall, no signature/unknown artist.
Canvas has craquelure, o...
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Antique Early 17th Century Spanish Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Spanish Walnut Tressle Table
Located in Stamford, CT
17th Century Spanish walnut tressle table. Hand forged iron stretcher. Provenance: Tobler Chocolate Estate at George Subkoff.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Side Tables
Materials
Iron
Spanish Walnut Dresser Base
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Wonderful late 17th Century Spanish 2 drawer dresser base with a 2"thick one piece walnut top. 1690
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Serving Tables
Materials
Iron
Important Spanish Cabinet, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Important Spanish Cabinet 17th century
in blackened wood and tortoiseshell veneer.
It opens with eight drawers framing a central door, surrounded by two columns.
Richly decorated w...
Category
Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
17th Century Oil on Canvas Spanish Painting The Healing of the Blind Man, 1670
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Antique 17th-century Spanish painting. Oil on canvas artwork depicting a religious subject, from the Gospel of John, Jesus Healing the Blind Man. A small, horizontal painting, the de...
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Antique 1670s Spanish Paintings
Materials
Canvas
17th Century Italian Carved Cassone Trunk with Original Hardware
Located in Miami, FL
Place this elegant antique coffer at the foot of a king size bed. Crafted in Italy, circa 1680, the rectangular trunk stands on bracket feet. Heavily carved on all three sides with a...
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Iron
Spanish School Panel Painting, 17th Century "The Adoration of Mary"
Located in Madrid, ES
Spanish School Panel Painting, 17th Century
"The Adoration of Mary"
Oil on panel.
78 x 25.5 cm
Original carved wooden frame
Good condition
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Spanish 17th Century Oil Painting
Located in Round Top, TX
An outstanding 17th century Oil Painting of Catherine of Alexandria, a Christian saint and virgin, martyred in the early fourth century by t...
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Spanish Table, Walnut, Baroque, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Walnut wood, with wrought iron fasteners and one piece board.
Baroque style lira leg table, entirely made of walnut, with carved profile legs and rectangula...
Category
Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
17th Century Original Oil on Canvas Painting of The Flight Into Egypt
Located in Round Top, TX
Original oil on canvas painting of The Flight into Egypt with Mary and Christ child.
Spanish School, Seville, 17th Century.
Relined canvas. Age related craquelure throughout. Painti...
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Antique Late 17th Century Spanish Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
17th Spanish Walnut Cabinet on Stand, Desk, Original ‘Bargueño’
Located in Miami, FL
Spanish desk (“bargueño”) in walnut.
17th century with “bridge-shapped”. Decorated on the exterior with metal applications (open-work, textile background) and bow handles with central lentil. It stands on a "foot bridge...
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
French School, 19TH CENTURY, Oil on Canvas - SPANISH GALLEONS AT ANCHOR IN A BAY
Located in TEYJAT, FR
French School, 19TH CENTURY, Oil on Canvas - SPANISH GALLEONS AT ANCHOR IN A BAY
Canvas size 65 x 40cms. Framed size 77 x 54cms.
This painting depicts a dramatic scene of Galleons...
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Antique 19th Century French Paintings
Materials
Canvas
17th Century Baroque Spanish Walnut long, narrow Center or Console Table
Located in Troy, NY
Extraordinary long and narrow walnut table, with a massive one-plank top, over a frieze containing four drawers with typical wrought iron pulls, conforming carved decoration on all f...
Category
Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Console Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Spanish Baroque Walnut And Giltwood Vargueno
Located in Essex, MA
A good example of a piece that used to sell for 30-40,000 wholesale. With an upper section with a fold down writing surface opening to an elaborate interior fitter with many drawers ...
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Spanish Baroque Desks
Materials
Iron
$16,500 / item
Authentic Spanish end 17th Cabinet Bargueno Fruit Wood iron hardware
Located in Miami, FL
Spanish Bargueño
Travel writing desk.
Fruit wood end of 17th .
finely hand carved male and female characters, could be a wedding chest
Original hardwares
Object of taste perfect f...
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Pair of Late 17th Century Giltwood Spanish Altarpiece Elements
Located in Leesburg, VA
The present pair of late 17th century or early 18th century Spanish Baroque giltwood architectural elements may have once formed part of an altarpiece environment. Their decorative p...
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Giltwood
$1,496 Sale Price
25% Off
17th Century Polychrome Wooden Niche with Angels and Pilasters
Located in Marbella, ES
17th century Polychrome wooden Niche with Angels and Pilasters.
Category
Antique 17th Century Spanish Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Low Spanish 17th Century Walnut Table with Bobbin Turned Legs, Drawer
Located in Atlanta, GA
Low Spanish 17th Century Walnut Table with Bobbin Turned Legs, Drawer & H Form Stretcher
Category
Antique 17th Century Spanish Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
Unusual Circa 1650 Solid Walnut Carved Single Door Cabinet from Spain
Located in Dallas, TX
More information coming soon…
A fascinating single door cabinet from Spain, dating to circa 1650. The hand-carved walnut cabinet exudes character, as evidenced by the large, visibl...
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Antique Mid-17th Century Spanish Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Armchair Walnut Leather Brown Spanish 17th Century Baroque Cordoba Ironwork
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- Characterful open armchair injecting atmosphere into any interior
- Pared down form with a contemporary feel
- Tactile with original patina and thick modern leather.
- Character...
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Antique 1690s Spanish Baroque Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Antique Painting Our Lady of The Rosary After Bartolomé Murillo 19th Century
By Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
Located in London, GB
A large Spanish oil on canvas of Our Lady of The Rosary after Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, early 19th century in date.
It features the Virgin Mary holding baby Jesus in her arms, she...
Category
Antique Early 1800s Spanish Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Portrait of a Noble Lady, Spanish or Flemish School, oil on canvas, 17th century
By Central School of Arts
Crafts
Located in Madrid, ES
Portrait of a Noble Lady, Spanish or Flemish School, oil on canvas, 17th century
Oil on canvas depicting a high-ranking lady, dressed in rich jewels and lace typical of 17th-century...
Category
Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Paintings
Materials
Paint
Baroque Virgin and Child in Polychrome Wood with Silver Crown, Spain, 17th Centu
By Spanish Manufactory
Located in Madrid, ES
Baroque Virgin and Child in Polychrome Wood with Silver Crown, Spain, 17th Century
An important Spanish Baroque sculpture of the Virgin and Child, datable to the 17th century, made ...
Category
Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Arcon Chest Coffer Leather Armorial Spanish Baroque Gilded Brass Studwork Domed
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare, early 17th century, Spanish, leather, ‘Arcon’ or domed travelling coffer with a gilded armorial & ornamented with brass studwork.
Surviving utalitarian pieces such as travel...
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Antique 1620s Spanish Baroque Blanket Chests
Materials
Leather
Important Spanish School of the 17th century "Christ Carrying the Cross"
Located in Madrid, ES
Important Spanish School of the 17th century "Christ Carrying the Cross"
Oil on canvas 73 x 60 cm
with frame: 78cm x 65cm
The work is inspired by ancient models, in particular by t...
Category
Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Paintings
Materials
Paint
17th Spanish Walnut Cabinet on Stand, Desk, Original ‘Bargueño’
Located in Miami, FL
Spanish desk (“bargueño”) in walnut.
17th century with “bridge-shapped”. Decorated on the exterior with metal applications (open-work, textile background) and bow handles with centr...
Category
Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Antique 17th Century Style Spanish Walnut Brass Iron Warming Brazier Table 1880
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique Spanish Baroque carved walnut & brass warming or brazier table, circa 1880.
The table having a central removeable brass twin handle pan, the ...
Category
Antique 1880s Spanish Baroque Revival Tables
Materials
Brass, Iron
$2,171 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique 19th Century Victorian Brown Cast Iron Lady’s Hand Ball Door Knocker
Located in Greven, DE
Antique 19th Century Victorian Brown Cast Iron Lady’s Hand Ball Door Knocker
Continental
Cast iron
Late 19th Century
Dimensions: H x W x D: 5cm x ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Architectural Elements
Materials
Iron
Basque Oak Storage Cabinet, 17th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
This 17th-century oak cabinet originates from the Spanish or French Pyrenees. The style is often referred to as a “Basque storage cabinet” or a similar regional, traditional piece.
T...
Category
Antique 17th Century Spanish Rustic Cabinets
Materials
Wrought Iron
Spanish 17th Century Ceramic Circular Charger Plate, Talavera or Puente
Located in Barcelona, ES
Spanish Faience charger with floral motifs. Talavera de la Reina-Puente del Arzobispo, Toledo. Spain, late 17th century.
Hand painted in ochre, yellow, brown and blue with a central...
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Antique Late 17th Century Spanish Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Faience, Maiolica
17th Century Hispano Moresque Lusterware Pottery Charger
Located in Bradenton, FL
Large 17th Century Hispano-Moresque Lusterware Pottery Charger. The charger features a deep rounded form with a rich terracotta glaze over a cream background. The central design radi...
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Moorish Decorative Bowls
Materials
Pottery
17th-Century Pair of Oil on Copper Paintings with Allegories of Asia
Astrology
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Colonial school. Oil on copper mounted on a stretcher. Each copper panel features a different allegory. One depicts the allegory of Asia, represented by a woman seated on a camel — o...
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Paintings
Materials
Copper
Teruel (Aragon) - Spanish Maiolica Mortar, 17th century
Located in DELFT, NL
Ceramic mortar produced at the Teruel pottery workshops in the 17th century.
It has a truncated cone shape with three handles and a pourer. It is tin-...
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Ceramics
Materials
Maiolica
Rare Portrait of Maria Theresa of Austria, Queen Consort of France, 17th Century
By France"
Located in Madrid, ES
Portrait of Maria Theresa of Austria, Queen Consort of France, 17th Century
Oil on canvas, European School, ca. 1660–1680, late 17th century
Oil on canvas depicting Maria Theresa of...
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Paintings
Materials
Paint
17th Century Old Master Oil Painting Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, Spanish School
Located in Vero Beach, FL
17th century old master oil painting of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux. Spanish school.
Dramatic expression and perfect use of chiaroscuro, the art of light and shadow effects, makes th...
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Brass Low Bell Base Candlestick Spanish, circa 1680-1730
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Large brass low bell base candlestick, Spanish, circa 1680-1730
Measures: 24 cm high diameter base 16 cm. Free shipping.
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Antique Late 17th Century Spanish Louis XIV Candlesticks
Materials
Brass
Oak hand-carved side table in wabi wabi style, Spain, 17th Century
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Spain / 17th century / Side Table / oak / Spanish / Rustic / wabi sabi / French Provincial
Antique side table in solid oak with beautiful geometric carvings and patina. Hand made in...
Category
Antique 17th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Side Tables
Materials
Oak
Grand Scale Spanish 17th Century Oil Painting
Located in Round Top, TX
An exceptional and outstanding 17th century Oil On Canvas Painting from Madrid, Spain. Wonderfully executed in the style of Velazquez, depicting a M...
Category
Antique 17th Century Spanish Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Spanish School Early 17th Century Oil Painting of Christ and the Virgin Mary
Located in CA, CA
An early 17th century painting in oil on canvas from the Spanish School depicting the Lamentation of Christ.
In this moving depiction of the Lamentation Christ...
Category
Antique Early 17th Century Spanish Renaissance Paintings
Materials
Paint
17th Century Portuguese Tile Panel
Located in Madrid, ES
Largest collection of Portuguese tiles in the world
17th Century Portuguese Tile Panel
Restored
56cm x 56cm
14cm x 14cm tiles
With certificate of authenticity and export issued by ...
Category
Antique 17th Century Portuguese Baroque Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain
Antique 17h Century Spanish Chestnut Warm Brown Gateleg or Dropleaf Table
Located in Casteren, NL
On offer here, is an exquisite piece of history—an antique gateleg or dropleaf table originating from Spain, dating back to the late 17th century, circa 1680. This remarkable table i...
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Spanish Baroque Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Materials
Chestnut
$6,201 Sale Price
20% Off
Beautiful 17th-century Mexican School - "Annunciation."
By Arte de Mexico
Located in Madrid, ES
17th-century Mexican School - "Annunciation."
Oil on canvas. 110 x 89 cm, framed 120 x 99 cm.
Framed.
This work comes from the city of Morelia, the monastery of the Capuchin Poor ...
Category
Antique 17th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Paintings
Materials
Paint
Antique Spanish Console or Sofa Table Three Deep Drawers circa 1700
s Restored
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Antique Spanish Library Table, Sofa Table or Console Table made probably in the late 1600s or early 1700s, with three very deep hand-carved drawe...
Category
Antique Early 17th Century Spanish Rustic Sofa Tables
Materials
Iron
Spanish Renaissance Walnut Console Table - 17th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
A superb and rare 17th-century Spanish Renaissance period walnut console table with a beautiful lyre-shaped base, typical of 17th-century Catalan tables.
This table can serve as a de...
Category
Antique 17th Century Spanish Renaissance Console Tables
Materials
Walnut
17th Century Virgin and Child in the Dress and Peruvian Lead Figure
Located in Madrid, ES
17th-century Virgin and Child in the Dress and Peruvian Lead Figure
This important collection of Hispanic sacred imagery consists of a monumental Virgin and Child in the Dress, Span...
Category
Antique Early 17th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Antique Hand Carve Sculpture African Green Malachite Stone Figurine Rhinoceros
Located in Wembley, GB
Beautifully stylized figurine with a great balance of harmony stood, portraying the inner world's beauty through pure beauty.
This Valuable unique art piece is a great chance to brin...
Category
Vintage 1930s Zimbabwean Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Malachite
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Inkwell, Glazed Ceramic, Talavera de la Reina, Spain, 17th Century
By Talavera de la Reyna
Located in Madrid, ES
Inkwell. Glazed ceramic. Talavera de la Reina, Spain, 17th century.
Inkwell or spice rack with a square shaped hole that is made of glazed ceram...
Category
Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Inkwells
Materials
Ceramic
Devotional Pendant, Oil on Aventurine, Gold, Enamel, Spain, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Devotional pendant or reliquary. Oil painting on aventurine, enamel, gold. Spain, 17th century.
Medallion or devotional pendant or reliquary made of aventurine or aventurine with an octagonal shape and faceted fronts, enhanced with a series of enamels combining black and gold, which protect two oil paintings with a Catholic Christian religious theme, located one on each side of the piece. Protected, you can see a very particular Virgin with Child for being inspired by the Icon of the Madonna del Popolo (Rome, Italy), and a simplified Martyrdom of San Lorenzo (the saint, the grill and an angel with a crown and the palm corresponding to the subject). The edges of the piece have been protected with simple metal elements.
The painting of San Lorenzo follows a common composition in the Spanish school, and would recall works such as the painting of the main altar of the Church of San Lorenzo de Huesca, for example, but also others such as the engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi (executed around 1527) in some details. The so-called icon of the Madonna del Popolo was well known for being considered as made by Saint Luke, and was brought to the church of the same denomination by Gregory IX from the Sancta Sanctorum of the Lateran Palace after a flood caused a terrible plague in the city and through a solemn procession with the image of Santa Maria del Popolo.
Regarding the material of the piece, a certain type of glass and a type of quartz (which can be green or reddish-brown, and usually has tiny elements of yellow mica that give it golden reflections) is known as aventurine or aventurine. In the first case, it is known that “aventurine” or “stellaria” appears mentioned in the Murano workshops for the first time during the first quarter of the 17th century, in reference to a very complicated production paste (it is said that the name comes from of this circumstance, that is, that its creation was due to luck or luck) that imitates the effects of that stone (from India and Russia at that time) thanks to the inclusion of copper particles, and that it was used as if out of stone (cut) given the complexity of its use in blowing (practically impossible). And, dealing with this material, it is necessary to mention “The Nativity” by Pietro da Cortona, dated around 1656, which is kept in the El Prado...
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Gold, Enamel, Other
1960s Thomasville Spanish Baroque Style Wood Iron Dining Table
By Thomasville
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
This exuberant dining table shows the highly decorative characteristics of the 17th century Spanish baroque style. As is typical for baroque furniture design, their compositions inte...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Iron
Antique Stone Flooring - Rustic Salvaged Reclaimed Ancient Tile - Old Pavers
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Our exclusive Pietra Andalusia reclaimed tile is a 17th century natural-stone flooring like no other. This extremely rare "masterpiece" represents one of the most refined grades of ancient, salvaged, reclaimed or antique set of tiles that exist in the market today.
The distressed pattern of this antique Limestone flooring...
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Rustic Flooring
Materials
Limestone
Spanish Baroque Walnut and Bone Vargueño
Located in Dallas, TX
Spanish Baroque walnut vargueño / collectors cabinet / traveling table cabinet with highly detailed / decorated bone inlay and trim, wrought iron mounted, Spain, late 17th century
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Cabinets
Materials
Bone, Ebony, Walnut
Table, Hare Carcass, Sculpture, 2009
By Laurence Edwards
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Laurence Edwards A.R.B.S. (B. 1967): Hare carcass table sculpture, modelled from observational studies
Bronze, united with 1 ¼ in thick, 17th century Spanish fruitwood top.
This t...
Category
Early 2000s British Modern Sofa Tables
Materials
Bronze
Boiled Leather Trunk, Spanish, 17th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Leather trunk
Spanish, 17th century
Boiled Leather, wood and iron
Measures: 22 x 53 x 32 cm.
Provenance :
- collection Metz-Noblat, Château de Clevant, France
Rectangular trunk of the form and size of a small suitcase with wrought iron hinges and lock-plate.
Wood, covered with leather, cut and embossed with every surface of the thick cow hide covered in interlace, zoomorphic features.
The construction method is boiled leather, often referred to by its French translation cuir-bouilli: a process used to change flexible, vegetable-tanned leather into rigid, moulded objects. For shaping of the vegetable-tanned leather, heat and moisture were used, as indicated by the term boiled leather. No written medieval sources describing the production of decorated cuir bouilli objects survive, so knowledge of the process relies on the important studies of the Scottish leather historian John William Waterer. A large range of methods, materials and techniques could be used in various combinations. The vegetable-tanned leather, made supple with moisture and heat, was stuffed, shaped and nailed to the rigid wooden coffer support. The stuffing material was probably modeled beeswax or stearin wax. To shape the leather, to create its topography, « Cushions » were made by lacing a thread through an awl hole and attaching the flexible leather and stuffing to the rigid wooden support on the bottom. Then the decoration was done: lines were incised through the upper layer of the leather (epidermis) with different thicknesses of knives or needles. Contours were created with deep v-shaped cuts, decoration with thin incision and final details with a needle point. For the incision and pouncing stage, the leather was probably kept heated and moistened for suppleness.
Once dry, the leather would be hard and rigid.
the saturated leather is worked over a form, possibly even damp sand, with the pattern shaped using bone or wooden tools. Compare to metal, leather was lighter and it offered protection from cuts and punctures. Cuir bouilli objects were produced by specialist leather workers and needed skillful craftsmanship.
The surface is filled with roundels shaped foliages enclosing animals, lions and peacocks. The foliate arabesques creating a vegetal connection tweet the animals create the impression of a lush verdant space . The vegetal pattern here employed in combination with geometrical pattern came from the pre-islamic artistic traditions of the Byzantine and Sasanian empires. An aspect of Islamic geometry Is the basic symmetrical repetition and mirroring of the shapes that create a sense of harmony.
The decoration of this truck is inspired by the islamic « arabesque » a form of vegetal ornament composed of spirals, intertwining plants and abstract curvilinear motifs. An arabesque character is given to the birds of the decorations through extreme stylisation. This arabesque maintained the classical tradition of median symmetry, freedom in Detail and heterogeneity of ornament.
The presence of the peacocks is a paradisiacal allusion: in popular Islamic literature they were among the original inhabitants of the garden of Paradise expelled with Adam and Eve. Peacock as a decorative motif may have originated in the West, despite their eastern provenance. There was an ancient belief that the flesh and feathers of peacock do not decay. This led to the peacock becoming a christian symbol for Christ’s resurrection.
Renowned for their decorative wall hangings, seventeenth-century Spanish leatherworkers also produced utilitarian objects, such as this trunk. A similar trunk is on display at the Metropolitan museum of art ( 09.158.1).
Related literature :
Davies L. 2006. Cuir bouilli. Conservation of leather and related materials, 94-102, Oxford: elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann
Grabar, Oleg. The Mediation of Ornament. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1992
Gabriela Germana Roquez, "El mueble en el Peru en el siglo XVIII...
Category
Antique 17th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
$12,879 Sale Price
40% Off





