Vargueno drawer
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1650
Materials
Walnut, chestnut and iron
Measurements
108 x 200 mm; 328 mm (Length)
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 20203.5
Summary
Small drawer, upper near right, from a walnut and iron vargueño, (NT20203.1), Spain, probably Salamanca, circa 1650. Inlaid details in ivory and mother-of-pearl on the front and small, single drop handle. Two small jewel decorations on front of drawer. Paper label inside stuck to front of drawer.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.
Marks and inscriptions
A Spanish cabinet, with fall-down front enclosing drawers, decorated with chequer lines / geometrical patterns in ivory and mother-of -pearl, with architectural lock and pierced escutcheons on the exterior - 42 in. wide - 17th Century