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Lot Essay
The intricate carving of classical relief figures and inlaid marble panels which adorn this cabinet are typical of the decorative vocabulary employed by craftsmen of the seconde école de Fontainebleau, dating from the late 16th century. Inspired by the work of the Italian architects and painters such as Rosso and Primaticcio who worked for François I at Fontainebleau in the 1530's and the French ornemanistes and artists who had assimilated these influences in France, such as Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau (1510-1585) and Jean Goujon (1515-1562), the French Renaissance workshops of the seconde école de Fontainebleau borrowed freely from this répertoire of design for the adornment of furniture. (See J. Boccador, Le Mobilier Français du Moyen Age à La Renaissance, Saint-Juste-en-Chause, 1988, p. 239-244.).
With the revival of the Renaissance in the 19th century, high quality pieces, such as this one were produced. This cabinet follows closely the lines of an example illustrated in M. Riccardi-Cubitt, The Art of the Cabinet, London, 1992, page 26, ill. 2.
With the revival of the Renaissance in the 19th century, high quality pieces, such as this one were produced. This cabinet follows closely the lines of an example illustrated in M. Riccardi-Cubitt, The Art of the Cabinet, London, 1992, page 26, ill. 2.