Lot Essay
A similar Frankfurt shrank of distinctive design is illustrated in Heinrich Kriesel Die Kunst des Deutschen Mobels Vol 1 von de Aufingen bis zum Hoch barock, fig 536
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LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY
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A FRANKFURT WALNUT CROSSBANDED SCHRANK
Late 17th/early 18th Century
With a moulded overhanging cornice enclosed by a pair of moulded projecting cushion moulded panel doors applied with brass engraved handles and plates, applied with etched steel lock and hinges decorated with stylised foliate scrolls and birds between canted moulded angles, on moulded base with ebonised bun feet
53½in. (212cm.) high, 78½in. (199.5cm.) wide, 29in. (74cm.) deep
Late 17th/early 18th Century
With a moulded overhanging cornice enclosed by a pair of moulded projecting cushion moulded panel doors applied with brass engraved handles and plates, applied with etched steel lock and hinges decorated with stylised foliate scrolls and birds between canted moulded angles, on moulded base with ebonised bun feet
53½in. (212cm.) high, 78½in. (199.5cm.) wide, 29in. (74cm.) deep
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