Charles IV cylinder bureau; Spain, c. 1800.

Cylinder bureau Carlos IV; Spain, c. 1800.
Coniferous structure and fruit marquetry.
Preserves key.
It has slight flaws in the marquetry.
Measurements: 107 x 116 x 62 cm.
The Carlos IV style was developed during the golden age of furniture, which refers to the period between 1725 and 1835. During this period the furniture craftsmanship reached a great splendor, as the design of each piece, the manufacturing techniques, the sumptuousness and variety of the materials used coincided at the highest point of quality. The characteristics of the Carlos IV style are distinguished by the use of symmetry and aversion to curves, a fine and classicist ornamentation, with geometric marquetry, usually with floral compositions in the center. Applications of bronzes with bronze bezels with loops and galleries on tables, chests of drawers and bureaus. Gilded and painted furniture in light colors, decorated with canes and grooves. Spanish furniture in the Charles IV style replicated French furniture, inspired by designs by Gasparini and Ventura Rodriguez. In Catalonia and Mallorca, however, there was a furniture craftsmanship whose interest lay in a greater independence from the French canons and a greater influence of the Italians.