λ A PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUM OF HISPANO-MORESQUE MARQUETRY FURNITURE MODELS
Molero workshop, Granada, Southern Spain, ca. 1950s - 1970s

The rectangular photo album bound with wooden boards inlaid with bone and stained wood arranged in geometrical and stellar patterns following the typical tradition of the taracea granadina (Granada marquetry), the middle field marked with an octagonal star incised with the name of the taller (workshop), Molero Martinez, one of the most famous and award-winning workshops in Granada in the 20th century, led by members of the Molero family for over three generations, the first page of the album providing notices, information, services, and address of the taller, the album containing fifty-one (51) black and white gelatin silver print photos displaying the creations of the Molero family, from document holders to trousseau boxes, from tables and trays to picture frames and armchairs, many pictures marked with the family's inventory numbers and official workshop's stamp, the album probably conceived as a brochure shown to clients for potential private commissions.

17cm x 25.5cm including the wooden binding

For further reference on the Molero workshop, their greatest master Ignacio, and their 150 years of service, please read the recent article dedicated to the taller published in the newspaper El Independiente de Granada, 13 October 2024 (last accessed: Friday 21st March 2025).

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