12 Drawer Storage Vargueno

Twelve drawers, twenty-four small brass drops, and legs that refuse to go straight.

This 12 drawer storage vargueno comes from Portugal and dates to the 19th century. It is rosewood with brass hardware, twist legs and crest ornamentation. Cabinets on stands of this general type were a prestige form across the Iberian world, often made in dark tropical woods. Four rows of three drawers sit behind ripple moldings, each fitted with pierced brass plates. Below, a carved openwork crest hangs at the center. Large bulbous turnings top twisted legs joined by twisted stretchers.

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