17TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY NAPLES, THE ENGLISH STAND FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY

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A NORTH ITALIAN ENGRAVED IVORY AND EBONY CABINET
17TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY NAPLES, THE ENGLISH STAND FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY
The doors with rectangular panels inlaid with female saints enclosing a cupboard with similar engraved female saint to an arched panel surrounded by seven drawers engraved with hunting scenes, the drawers numbered in pencil and one with paper label '500', inscribed in ink 'alto' to central compartment, the top later veneered in walnut, the ebonised stand with channelled supports
The cabinet: 17 in. (43 cm.) high; 22½ in. (57 cm.) wide; 13½ in. (34 cm.) deep
The stand: 27½ in. (70 cm.) high

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Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country. This lot will be removed to an off-site warehouse at the close of business on the day of sale - 2 weeks free storage

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By the turn of the 17th century Naples was a centre for the production of this kind work as its Spanish rulers had annexed Portugal in 1580s thereby gaining control of the trade in ivory and ebony from Goa. This supply of raw materials fostered the burgeoning production of engraved ivory goods, such as the present lot, and enticed skilled émigré craftsmen from Germany and Flanders. They would have probably brought with them popular prints of the time such as those produced by Virgil Solis (1514-1562) and his workshop at Nuremberg, on which the engravings to this cabinet are probably based (Ed Christopher Wilk, Western Furniture 1350 to the Present Day, London, 1996, p 50).
A similar cabinet, possibly from the same workshop, was sold Sotheby's Paris, 5 December 2001, lot 97.