Lot 1037 - A208 Decorative Arts - Thursday, 21. March 2024, 01.30 PM
VARGUEÑO ON STAND
Renaissance, Spain. The decor with Moorish influence, 17th century.
Walnut, opulently and and finely inlaid with in part engraved ivory in the form of geometric decoration and arabesques. The front drawer inlaid with three round arches, the center with an architectural depiction, the arches with flower vases, bordered by geometric friezes and arabesque vines. Hinged cover opening up into a compartment, and hinged drawer opening up into ten drawers and two doors. The interior is inlaid to match the exterior. Iron lock and bronze mounts. On a stand with six twisted columns on feet connected by a stretcher. 1 key.
89 × 55 (106) × 138.5 cm.
Front drawer slightly warped. Larger losses to the right side. Signs of use. Losses and minor repairs to the inlays. The stand is not original.
Provenance: Private collection, Suisse romande, from the Château de Courtaney à Avry, Fribourg. Mentioned in an inventory of March 1974.
Vargueño refers to a Spanish piece of furniture of the 15th century of Moorish or Arab origin. It consists of a wooden chest with a foldable drawer. The interior of the chest is equipped with a large number of drawers and compartments, where originally precious objects and documents were kept. The drawer fronts are often inlaid with ivory, silver or gold. The base consists of either another chest or a frame of baluster legs spanned by ornate arcades based on French and Italian Renaissance models. The decoration of the marquetry is based on the predominant Mudejar style of the Iberian Peninsula, which mixes Moorish and continental European elements. Cf. Monique Riccardi-Cubitt, The art of the cabinet, London, 1992, p. 37 with illustration of a very similar Portuguese vargueño in the 'Plateresque style', late 16th century.
Provenance: Private collection, Suisse romande, from the Château de Courtaney à Avry, Fribourg. Mentioned in an inventory of March 1974.
Vargueño refers to a Spanish piece of furniture of the 15th century of Moorish or Arab origin. It consists of a wooden chest with a foldable drawer. The interior of the chest is equipped with a large number of drawers and compartments, where originally precious objects and documents were kept. The drawer fronts are often inlaid with ivory, silver or gold. The base consists of either another chest or a frame of baluster legs spanned by ornate arcades based on French and Italian Renaissance models. The decoration of the marquetry is based on the predominant Mudejar style of the Iberian Peninsula, which mixes Moorish and continental European elements. Cf. Monique Riccardi-Cubitt, The art of the cabinet, London, 1992, p. 37 with illustration of a very similar Portuguese vargueño in the 'Plateresque style', late 16th century.
CHF 5 000 / 7 000 | (€ 5 150 / 7 220)
Sold for CHF 7 500 (including buyer’s premium)
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