This table's design is indebted to the Rococo furniture popularized by Thomas Chippendale in England. However, this Argentinean table is a hybrid. The short legs required the user to sit on the floor. This habit was introduced to Spain during the long Moorish occupation and taken to America by Spanish colonials. In addition, the double curves of the legs resemble those on Chinese k'ang tables known in South America through Pacific trade routes.
Catalogue Description:
Rococo in style, this table has a scalloped apron and top. Four drawers, two on each long side, and a single blind drawer at each end, are embellished with distinctive cross-hatching and pierced shell carving. Carved cabriole legs end in ball-and-claw feet with anklets, multiple toes, and tufts of hair at the heel.
