Desk on buffet; Spain or Naples, last third of the seventeenth century.

Desk on buffet; Spain or Naples, last third of the seventeenth century.
Bank wood, rosewood, tortoiseshell simile and gilded bronze fittings.
Measurements: 120 x 174 x 55 cm; 84 x 181 x 66 cm.
This desk on buffet has the same model as the Neapolitan baroque cabinets of the XVII-XVIII centuries. It has an architectural structure and inlaid tortoiseshell decoration combined with gilded bronze applications. It is a very widespread model in Europe in the 17th century, especially in Italy, but originated in Holland. The decoration is concentrated on the front, and on the sides it is reduced to geometric carvings and handles. The desk is divided into three lanes, the central one slightly forward, with a baroque façade structure. The side sections house five equal drawers, with the front decorated with rectangular recesses. The bronze locks are decorated with plant buds. The central street is the main protagonist, as is usual in the baroque bargueño, and its structure shows the influence of the architecture of the time, with the columns standing out on the ground floor. The piece of furniture is topped by a runner. The bargueño rises on an arched base with turned legs and iron fasteners.