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LATE 17TH CENTURY
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A William and Mary brass-mounted, black and gilt-japanned cabinet-on- stand
Decorated with mountainous landscapes, the rectangular top above a pair of doors with pierced foliate-engraved hinges, enclosing a fitted interior with ten drawers, decorated with buildings, rocky outcrops, birds and foliage, the giltwood stand with a pierced foliate frieze and two putti holding a scallop shell, on scrolling acanthus-wrapped legs, restorations, the base of one drawer missing
148cm. high x 97cm. wide x 52cm. deep
Decorated with mountainous landscapes, the rectangular top above a pair of doors with pierced foliate-engraved hinges, enclosing a fitted interior with ten drawers, decorated with buildings, rocky outcrops, birds and foliage, the giltwood stand with a pierced foliate frieze and two putti holding a scallop shell, on scrolling acanthus-wrapped legs, restorations, the base of one drawer missing
148cm. high x 97cm. wide x 52cm. deep