The cupboard with its low and broad shape originated in the Dutch province of Zeeland. Furniture from this region generally embodies features from the Southern and Northern Netherlands. Besides the typical shape another southern influence is the applied carving.

Northern characteristics are the clear architecural lines and the fundamental separation of the front and sides. The use of ebony indicates that the present lot was produced in the second quarter of the 17th Century.

A related cupboard was sold anonymously at Sotheby's Monaco, 17 June 1990, lot 1261