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AN INLAID AND CARVED FRUITWOOD, PEWTER AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL TABLE CABINET
ITALIAN, PROBABLY 19TH CENTURY
The exterior carved with scenes of courtiers in architectural settings above, and allegorical figures below, with four fall-front compartments, all with locks, keys, and elaborately inlaid interiors, the lower compartment opening to reveal a central well and four drawers, the central compartment with an architectural well with mirrored back, the two flanking compartments each with four drawers.
Numerous minor losses and restorations.
34¾ x 33½ x 13in. (88.2 x 85.1 x 33cm.)
ITALIAN, PROBABLY 19TH CENTURY
The exterior carved with scenes of courtiers in architectural settings above, and allegorical figures below, with four fall-front compartments, all with locks, keys, and elaborately inlaid interiors, the lower compartment opening to reveal a central well and four drawers, the central compartment with an architectural well with mirrored back, the two flanking compartments each with four drawers.
Numerous minor losses and restorations.
34¾ x 33½ x 13in. (88.2 x 85.1 x 33cm.)