SECOND HALF 16TH CENTURY, AUGSBURG

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A SOUTH GERMAN MARQUETRY TABLE CABINET
SECOND HALF 16TH CENTURY, AUGSBURG
Profusely decorated to top, front, back, sides and interior surfaces with intricate sycamore and fruitwood marquetry depicting figures and animals in landscapes, buildings, soldiers, fruit and foliage, including a Hunting scene around the upper compartment, the biblical story of Joseph to the drawer-fronts and the Greek mythological story of Actaeon to the underside of the lid, with gilt-metal corner mounts and side carrying handles, with hinged top and front, upper compartment and cupboard surrounded by drawers
10 ¼ in. (26 cm.) high; 12 ½ in. (32 cm.) wide; 9 in. (23 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

From the middle of the 16th century, Augsburg became a centre for furniture production and was famous for it's fine and intricate marquetry.
The story of Actaeon - having surprised Diana bathing, he was turned into a stag and savaged by his own hounds
The story of Joseph - having been sold into slavery by his own brothers, he later correctly interpreted the Pharaoh's dreams

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