Cabinet, ca. 1640–50, Dutch, Amsterdam, Oak veneered with ebony, snakewood, rosewood, kingwood, cedar and other woods; mother-of-pearl, ivory, green stained bone, Overall: 27 9/16 × 32 5/16 × 15 3/4 in. (70 × 82.1 × 40 cm), Woodwork-Furniture, Figures on interior of doors after designs by Pieter Jansz. Quast (Dutch, Amsterdam (?) 1605/6–1647 Amsterdam), as engraved by Salomon Saverij (Dutch, 1594–1678), Figure on interior compartment door based on engraving by Albrecht Dürer (German, Nuremberg 1471–1528 Nuremberg), The sophisticated ripple moldings on the cabinet’s exterior playfully bring out the lustrous quality of the severe black ebony. Other tropical veneers as well as inlays of mother-of-pearl and green-stained horn enliven the cabinet’s interior which encloses multiple drawers as well as a compartment with a mirror-lined 'stage' for the display of a treasured artwork
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Cabinet, ca, 1640–50, Dutch, Amsterdam, Oak veneered, ebony, snakewood, rosewood, kingwood, cedar, woods, mother, pearl, ivory, green stained bone, Overall, 27 9/16, 32 5/16, 15 3/4, 70, 82.1, 40 cm, Woodwork-Furniture, Figures on interior of doors after designs by Pieter Jansz. Quas, 1605/6–1647, as engraved Salomon Saverij, 1594–1678, Figure compartment door based engraving Albrecht Dürer, German, Nuremberg, 1471–1528, sophisticated, ripple, moldings, cabinet, exterior, playfully, bring, out, lustrous quality, severe black, tropical veneers, well, inlays, green-stained horn, enliven, interior, encloses multiple, drawers, compartment, mirror-lined, stage, display, treasured artwork
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