Antique Spanish Style Coffee Table
This charming coffee table is a beautiful example of Spanish furniture. The furniture builders of Spain never developed an exclusively national style. Roman, French and Moorish art fashioned Spanish furniture from the 11th to the 16th centuries, and in the 16th century Italian art provided the keynote. Later, France and England were the dominating influences upon the Spanish craftsmen. Heaviness, massiveness and simplicity were the characteristics of Spanish furniture of the 17th and 18th centuries; walnut and oak were the woods used, and metal mounts were common. The upholstery was of velvets, heavily embroidered in gold. Leather was also much used for chair coverings, often finely tooled, gilded or painted. Cabinets, elaborately inlaid with ivory, bone, ebony or other colored woods, are typically Spanish. This table features the signature metal mounts and massive carvings that are associated with this style. Look at the carvings around the edges of this piece—wonderful! The legs are carved from slabs of walnut. This table will bring style and charm to any setting!! c729oc109
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