Trestle Style Writing Table with Spool Turned Legs
49b263a4a4657d861662a8299d7f42b7 120x120 Edff1b1a4399444e2bc796983b98978f 120x120 A58832f4ef1e566f3838141432b5b2da 120x120 53085e59e795fcc4d03140e0b5a4282b 120x120 810dcc66d9e0b38683537c41002d1a3d 120x120 Aba3ca3f720aee11dbe47edb1e67676c 120x120 82840006f37abde1386a26d73ebc3cc4 120x120 1c092baac83f4191d109bf604ac7ae7e 120x120 9a6130ac2b91db8e51c8f47e5d9f60d6 120x120 33dcf5c70417ec2284007aa2afd56bd7 120x120 3445b820b5630f91862c70cca11be706 120x120 3b51c7ded0517efd891c69b6ac7260d4 120x120

Trestle Style Writing Table with Spool Turned Legs

Spain
18th Century

Walnut and wrought iron
Cm 89 high x 147 wide x 85 deep

The tabletop of this 18th century Spanish table is one single wide plank, which over the years has warped slightly, adding an attractive twist to the surface and creating a piece of furniture with unique character. The deeply-coved spool turned leg sections, or trestles, are joined to the tabletop with sliding dovetail joints and fastened in place with eye-bolts and wrought iron stretchers. This functional design, popular in Spanish furniture of this time period, allowed for the table to be disassembled for ease of transport. The leg sections are assembled with an “atarugado” technique using only wooden dowels, with no metal screws or nails. The table is structurally sound and quite sturdy.

 

Inquire about this item

Ask a question
1000 characters left