Lot Essay
A closely related cabinet carved with various knights, rams' heads at the angles and figural terms is in the Muse des Arts Dcoratifs, Paris (see H. Hayward, World Furniture, London, 1965, p. 76, fig. 245).
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A FRENCH RENAISSANCE STYLE CARVED WALNUT CABINET
With rectangular dentil-moulded pediment above a frieze carved with hunting scenes and a pair of cabinet doors carved with mounted emperors and inscribed 'DIVI.IVLI.CAE.SAR.AVC.' and 'AVI VITELLIVS AVG' centered by a female term and enclosing shelves, above a pair of drawers carved with battle scenes centered by a ram's head, the base with a pair of drawers carved with griffins and rams' heads above a further pair of cabinet doors carved with 'VESPASIAN AVGVTVS' and 'CLAVDIVS CAESAR,' flanked by terms, the sides carved with scrolling foliage and eagle terms, above bun feet
72in. (183cm.) high, 56in. (142cm.) wide, 22in. (56cm.) deep
With rectangular dentil-moulded pediment above a frieze carved with hunting scenes and a pair of cabinet doors carved with mounted emperors and inscribed 'DIVI.IVLI.CAE.SAR.AVC.' and 'AVI VITELLIVS AVG' centered by a female term and enclosing shelves, above a pair of drawers carved with battle scenes centered by a ram's head, the base with a pair of drawers carved with griffins and rams' heads above a further pair of cabinet doors carved with 'VESPASIAN AVGVTVS' and 'CLAVDIVS CAESAR,' flanked by terms, the sides carved with scrolling foliage and eagle terms, above bun feet
72in. (183cm.) high, 56in. (142cm.) wide, 22in. (56cm.) deep