AN IMPRESSIVE POST-NASRID FALL-FRONT CABINET (VARGUEÑO)

Lot 33
01.05.2025 11:00UTC +01:00
Classic
Starting price
£ 20 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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Lot 33 | AN IMPRESSIVE POST-NASRID FALL-FRONT CABINET (VARGUEÑO)
Estimate value
£ 20 000 – 30 000
AN IMPRESSIVE POST-NASRID FALL-FRONT CABINET (VARGUEÑO)
SPAIN, 16TH CENTURY
The wooden body intricately inlaid with ebony, bone and silver tesserae, the front with an inscribed shield blazon within two imbricated squares, the wooden surface further inlaid with stellar motifs and an overall angular strapwork design within a border of octagonal motifs, the upper surface and sides similar, the base and reverse undecorated, the front secured by a large lock and hinged clasp, the hinges at the lower end secured by scallop-shell shaped screwheads, the front opening to reveal nineteen drawers of varying sizes with small handles, the fronts inlaid, the inner surface of the front inlaid with stellar motifs
25 x 43 ½ x 14 ¾in. (63.6 x 110.4 x 37.4cm.)
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
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SW1Y 6QT London
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