Based in Los Angeles, Dos Gallos Studio is a labor of love, brought about by Gail and Charles Boswell. Using materials like walnut, mahogany, bronze, railroad spikes, rattan and driftwood, the studio finely crafts a wide array of timeless tables, armoires, chairs and bedroom sets. Additionally, their Dos Gallos gallery holds a collection of one-of-a-kind, antique, vintage and folk art and design pieces from around the world, with a special emphasis on Guatalman works.
Back in the early 1990s, while on an afternoon stroll with Charles, Gail saw an antique table from Guatemala in a shop window. Altman, who ran her own antiques store at the time, had an immediate appreciation for the piece’s craftsmanship and became obsessed with Guatemalan art and furniture.
The duo flew to the Central American country, rented a pickup truck and began to search for authentic objects. Charles relates, "We would go to small villages in the countryside and ask them if they have anything they want to sell." Over the course of their journey, they amassed a trove of rare pottery, rustic wooden furniture, metal chocolate pots and other uncommon goods.
The Boswells shipped the treasures home, and opened Dos Gallos in 1993. The gallery flourished, as notable interior designers and architects like Martyn Lawrence-Bullard and Marc Appleton often purchased rare artwork and furniture to adorn the spaces they designed. As Dos Gallos’ popularity grew, the partners introduced Japanese antiques into the collection.
Clients began to request custom-built furniture to accompany the well-aged works they picked up at the gallery. So, the Boswells started producing chairs, benches and many other types of furniture and collectibles in modern or rustic silhouettes, often inspired by their favorite Latin American and European pieces. Their warehouse is also their office, and a showroom displays the eclectic array of unusual objects they've collected alongside their own creations.
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Dos Gallos Custom Caned Seat Bobbin Chair
By Dos Gallos Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Our custom bobbin chair, as shown as armchair. Can also be made as a side chair. Can be made with a caned seat or an upholstered seat. Custom finishes. Made in Los Angeles by Dos Gal...
Cane
Dos Gallos Custom Walnut and Leather Spiral Twist Armchair with Scrolled Arms
By Dos Gallos Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Our Custom Occasional chair in walnut with barley twist legs and stretchers. Beautifully carved scrolled arms. As shown in COL and nail heads. Can be made in any finish, in solid Wal...
Oak, Walnut
Dos Gallos Custom Upholstered Chair - floor model only
By Dos Gallos Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The sale price is for this floor model of our Dos Gallos custom chair with client own material. Can be made in a variety of sizes and finishes as per...
Upholstery, Walnut
Custom Bobbin Arm Side Chair with Caned Seat by Dos Gallos Studio
By Dos Gallos Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom bobbin chair with caned seat. These chairs are made in Alder with a variety of finishes. Can be made with a caned seat or with an upholst...
Walnut
Dos Gallos Custom Upholstered Dining or Desk Chair
By Dos Gallos Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom classic continental style suitable for dining or as a desk chair. Can work in Spanish, English, classic, farm house or modern interiors, depending on finish and fabric. For pl...
Walnut
Custom Scalloped Back Walnut Bench by Dos Gallos
By Dos Gallos Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom bench with scalloped back shown here in Walnut. This can be done in any size and Walnut or Oak in any finish, please see attached sample board. S...
Walnut
Mid 20th Century Spanish Armchair in Walnut and Leather
Located in London, London
A Spanish armchair dating to the early 20th century, constructed in solid wood with a rich, warm patina and fitted with thick, hand-worked leather elements. The design is rooted in t...
Leather, Walnut
Rustic Spanish Colonial-Style Cowhide Chair
Located in North Palm Beach, FL
This sturdy, rustic side or dining chair features a robust wooden frame in a deep, warm finish—crafted with simple, rectilinear lines and reinforced by stretcher supports. The tall b...
Cowhide, Wood
19th Century Spanish Colonial Altar Carved Armchair with Leather Seat and Back
Located in Miami, FL
19th century Spanish colonial altar armchairs with wood seat with ornamental carved on the back and beautiful legs and armchairs. There are a very resistant and heavy armchairs. Mea...
Walnut
Spanish Colonial Leather Wood Chair Miguelito Butaque 1940s
By Clara Porset
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a Vintage Mexican Leather Colonial Wood Chair Style Miguelito Butaque, Mexico circa the 1940s . In the style of Miguelito But...
Leather, Wood
Spanish Modern Neoclassical Leather Strap Chair Attributed to Pierre Lottier
By Pierre Lottier
Located in New York, NY
A single Spanish Midcentury Modern Neoclassical leather strap slipper chair in black leather with each strap interlaced with each other. The beautiful lines and form are complimented...
Leather, Wood
1950's Stitched leather rocking chair by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
A Rare French Midcentury Modern hand stitched leather Rocking chair by Jacques Adnet, circa 1955. Adnet had a rare talent for creating works that had used exquisite form and lines ...
Metal
