C.A. LION CACHET FOR E.J. VAN WISSELINGH & CO, CIRCA 1903

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A partly gilt rosewood and oak easel
C.A. LION CACHET FOR E.J. VAN WISSELINGH & CO, CIRCA 1903
Decorated with elaborate stylised floral and geometrical carvings
121 cm. high

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Lot Essay

C.A. Lion Cachet designed the easel for the Rembrandt-portefeuille published on the occasion of an extensive exhibition on Rembrandt in the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. The cover of the Rembrandt-portefeuille was designed by Lion Cachet.

See for comparable easels:
Mechteld de Bois a.o., C.A. Lion Cachet 1864-1945, Assen/Rotterdam, 1994, p. 85
Frans Leidelmeijer a.o., Leven in een verzameling. Toegepaste Kunst 1890-1940 uit de collectie Meentwijck, Zwolle, 2000, p. 27

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