CIRCA 1780 - 1795

This klapbuffet was conceived during the last phase of the development of Dutch marquetry furniture, between circa 1780 and 1795. Whereas marquetry furniture produced in the preceding period - with naturalistic marquetry and picturesque ormolu mounts - attempted to emulate French examples, this later phase demonstrates a mixture of influences, whereby the influences from England gradually overshadowed those from France. This influx from England was probably stimulated by the spread of printed furniture designs, such as Hepplewhite's The Cabinet-Maker's and Upholsterer's Guide (1788) and Sheraton's The Cabinet-Maker's and Upholsterer's Drawing-Book (1794), which almost certainly became an important source of inspiration for furniture-makers in Holland. (R.J. Baarsen, Meubelen en Zilver op de tentoonstelling 'Edele Eenvoud', Neo-Classicisme in Nderland in 1765-1800 Frans Halsmuseum, Haarlem, 1989, p. 119)