Canterano Carlos IV, ca. 1800

Canterano Carlos IV, ca. 1800.
Walnut wood, walnut root and boxwood fillets. Gilded bronze hardware.
Presents some inactive xylophagous marks.
Measurements: 136,5 x 129 x 60 cm (closed); 136,5 x 129 x 89,5 cm (open).

Bureau canterano made of walnut, walnut root and boxwood fillets. The piece of furniture consists of a closed body with three horizontal registers defined by continuous drawers. All of them share the same ornamentation based on rectangular pavilion-shaped marquetry. Each of the drawers has two round knobs located at the ends, and in the center a metallic applique that serves as a lock. The upper body has an additional drawer and closes with a tilted hinged lid, and houses a desk sample with five drawers and five compartments with cut-out profiles. On the exterior, this hinged door has the same cut-out decoration as the rest of the piece of furniture. The sides of the canterano continue the same ornamental pattern.