Antique Spanish Baroque Hand-Carved Walnut & Iron Trestle Desk & Chair 1860 - Set of 2

Description

A fine antique carved walnut Spanish Baroque trestle desk/table and matching chair, circa 1860.
The desk is very finely carved … more A fine antique carved walnut Spanish Baroque trestle desk/table and matching chair, circa 1860.
The desk is very finely carved in the Baroque/Renaissance taste and comes from the Andalusia region of Spain, beautifully carved & finished on all sides so that it can float in a room.
The desk having three intricately carved drawers across the front, carved with winged griffins and each with the original lock & key, the desk is raised on a pair of carved & scrolled trestle shaped legs terminating to carved paw feet & joined by hand-forged iron stretchers. The rectangular top with a carved gadrooned border, the back of the desk with a band of foliate carving and a central grotesque mask, there are corresponding carvings & masks to the sides. The desk/table has a matching carved chair with corresponding carved paw feet and has just been professionally re-upholstered with an embroidered leather, both the desk & chair has a rich, deep patina. Condition is very good indeed, the desk and chair are ready to grace your home or office.
Dimensions of chair. Height 36.5" Depth 18" Width 19.25" Seat Height 18.5"
Provenance; From a 17th century villa in Seville less