HAMBURG, LATE 17TH CENTURY

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A NORTH GERMAN WALNUT AND FIGURED WALNUT CUPBOARD 'HAMBURGER SCHAPP'
HAMBURG, LATE 17TH CENTURY
The stepped moulded cornice centred by the allegorical figure of Vanity, above a pair of panelled doors flanked by pilasters and a base with two drawers, the feet lacking
198 cm. high x 226 cm. wide x 90 cm. deep

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Lot Essay

The name Hamburger Schapp was already in use at the beginning of the 18th century. Johann Christian Senkeisen gave an accurate description of this type of cupboard in his book Leipziger Architektur-, Kunst-, und Seulenbuch, Leipzig, 1707.

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