BRUNSWICK, CIRCA 1740-1750

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A GERMAN WALNUT, FIGURED-WALNUT, ASH AND IVORY INLAID CABINET
BRUNSWICK, CIRCA 1740-1750
The arched cornice surmounted by a stylized shell, above a pair of doors inlaid with strapworks and centred by the figures of Victory and Fidelity, enclosing a paper linen interior with nine drawers, above a waved base with three drawers, on intricately carved foliate feet
229 cm. high x 139 cm. wide x 61 cm. deep

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Lot Essay

The design and its overall shape suggest that this cabinet was made in the vicinity of Braunschweig, as the typical inlaid panels found on the doors can be related to similar work executed in Braunschweig during the 1750's.
Comparable pieces are illustrated in H. Kreisel, Die Kunst des deutschen Möbels, Vol. II, München, 1970, ill. 875-879.

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