A South German walnut and marquetry table cabinet

CIRCA 1670, THE MARQUETRY INTERIOR PROBABLY CIRCA 1625

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A South German walnut and marquetry table cabinet
Circa 1670, the marquetry interior probably circa 1625
The hinged moulded top enclosing a plain interior, above a moulded border above a pair of panelled doors, enclosing a fitted interior with a central door inlaid with a gentleman, enclosing a plain interior, surmounted by nine drawers inlaid with scenes of towns, on later bun feet, restorations
57cm. high x 57cm. wide x 31cm. deep

拍品專文

The marquetry interior of this table cabinet reflects a type of marquetry decoration, which was developed in Augsburg in the second half of the 16th Century, under the influence of Lorenz Stoër's Geometria et Perspectiva etlicher zerbrochener Gebew, published in Augsburg in 1567. Stoër's architectural designs have a somewhat unrealistic character, with a strong Horror Vacui, whereas the style of the present marquetry interior is clearly more endebted to early 17th Century painting.

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