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A German ormolu-mounted silver, lapis, malachite, mother-of-pearl, hardstone, giltwood, ebony and ebonised cabinet on stand

POSSIBLY STUTTGART, CIRCA 1885

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A German ormolu-mounted silver, lapis, malachite, mother-of-pearl, hardstone, giltwood, ebony and ebonised cabinet on stand
Possibly Stuttgart, Circa 1885
Of architectural shape, the domed pediment surmounted by a floral finial, above two frieze drawers, the front centred by two cupboard doors, the interior with four pilasters, fitted with large and small drawers, flanked to each side by two recessed columns, headed to each side by a foliate finial, above a breakfront platform, fitted with two drawers, on six columns, joined by an elaborate stretcher, on two roaring lion-dragons; fitted with many secret drawers
86¼ in. (218 cm.) high; 38½ in. (97.5 cm.) wide; 23 in. (58 cm.) deep

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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

拍品專文

Although based on the 17th century Italian models, the taste for which saw a strong revival from the 1840's onwards and was launched by the various members of the Rotschild family, the present cabinet has very strong eastern influences. Indeed, in the latter part of the 19th century, cities such as Constantinople, Cairo, Baghdad, Damascus and Bombay become highly fashionable, especially due to high publicity provided by their very exotic stands at the various Great Exhibitions, not to mention the newly built Suez canal or the proclamation of Queen Victoria as the new Empress of India. The impact on fashion and interiors was immediate, explaining the numerous domes, minaret-styled finials and other crescent moons appearing on furniture at the time, such as the Turkish-looking pediment of the present cabinet, the silver Muslim foliate decor of the panels or the very exotic-looking dragon feet.