Small column desk; Spain; 17th century and later.

Small column desk; Spain; 17th century and later.
Pine wood frame with gilt metal hardware.
Slight flaws or losses.
Bridge foot table from the 20th century.
Measurements: 61 x 105 x 42, 5 cm; 85 x 92 x 54 cm.
The structure of the bargueño is of architectural type, usual in the Spanish bargueños of the Baroque period, which is the style of this 19th century desk. The piece of furniture is raised on four legs that support the base. The front is organized with multiple drawers, of various formats, which give variety and decorative value to the piece of furniture. Some of the drawers have locks and are decorated with geometric borders. This apparently unequal arrangement is common in Salamancan bargueños, including those called "de columnillas".
This type of desk called "de columnillas" reached great popularity during the Baroque period and would continue to be made in Spain until even the 19th century due to the strength and appreciation that was (and is) given to the typology, related to other European examples but always maintaining a series of very particular characteristics and lines.