A Dutch oak cupboard

PROBABLY OVERIJSSEL, CIRCA 1772

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A Dutch oak cupboard
Probably Overijssel, circa 1772
The arched waved cornice centred by rockwork and foliage, above a pair of doors with shaped panels headed by C-scrolls and rockwork, enclosing a plain interior, the panelled angles carved conformingly, above a pair of base drawers, centred by rockwork, on flat bun feet carved with rockwork, inscribed to the reverse of the cornice 1772
218cm. high x 204cm. wide x 68cm. deep

Lot Essay

The overall shape of this cupboard is closely related to that of the North German Schapp, which was produced from the late 17th Century in several towns such as Hamburg, Danzig and Lbeck. However, the rocaille carving of the present cupboard is typically Dutch, and indicates that it was probably made in one of Holland's eastern provinces, where influences from German cabinet-making was undoubtedly strong.
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