Travel Cabinet - Bargueno Office - Spain And England - Early 20th Century - Arts And Craft

The Bargueno is a portable office. The base is typically Spanish and dates from the 20th century. The upper part was added in the 20th century in England and dates from the Arts and Craft movement. A movement recognizable by its different ornamentations. William Morris, the creator of the Arts and Crafts movement, decorative arts in England, played a large role in the Victorian era in the relationship between art and industry. he is also known for his avant-garde political engagement. He was a manufacturer of furniture and works of art that he designed, an editor and printer, a type designer, but also a business manager. The Arts and Crafts movement, literally "Arts and crafts movement", is a reforming artistic movement in the fields of architecture, decorative arts, painting and sculpture, born in the United Kingdom in the 1860s and which developed during the years 1880 to 1910, at the end of the Victorian era. He can be considered the initiator of the Modern style, Anglo-Saxon competitor to French and Belgian Art Nouveau. The upper part is presented as a rectangular box which opens onto the entire facade with a heavy flap. It sits directly on two retractable posts. Inside we discover twelve vertical and horizontal drawers arranged around a hollow. These drawers as well as the different frames are richly decorated. Very beautiful piece of furniture of very good quality. We discover a long work, whether on the cabinetmaking or the ironwork. Open, the Bargueno measures 38.58 inches deep. Very original, decorative and beautiful piece of furniture.