Lot Essay
This elegant side table, with its hinged top for the display os glass and silver items, was probably used in a dining-room, and had a similar function as the so-called Klapbuffet. This example was conceived at the end of the developement of Dutch 18th Century marquetry furniture, when light exotic veneers became fashionable, often in combination with Japanese, Chinese and imitataion lacquer. The present table is closely related to and possibly en suite with a secretaire and a klapbuffet in the collection of the Frans Halsmuseum in Haarlem, which are illustrated in R.J. Baarsen, 'Meubelen en Zilver op de tentoonstelling 'Edele Eenvoud', Frans Halsmuseum Haarlem, 1989, pp. 130-131.