THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY MAINFRANKEN

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A SOUTH WEST GERMAN BRASS-MOUNTED OAK CUPBOARD
THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY MAINFRANKEN
The moulded waved cornice centring on a foliate and flower cartouche, above a pair of doors each with two shaped panels carved in relief with birds, rocailles and flower sprays, above two base drawers
204 cm. high x 162 cm. wide x 51 cm. deep

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Lot Essay

With its finely carved decoration and slightly French influenced design this cupboard is an example of Mainfranken cabinet making. For related examples see W. Schwarze, Antike Deutsche Möbel, Wuppertal, 1975, p. 167.

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