Cabinet of a Militia Company Cabinet of a militia company Cabinet of a militia dresser Dresser from the proven house (hofje) Paling and Van Foreest in Alkmaar, Dresser of oak with an open base. The front of the cabinet is divided into four compartments. These are decorated with openwork panels that show traces: a lily, a fire stroke with crossed arrows and an imperial crown, a fire stroke and a flame (?) With a royal crown. The middle pillar, which ends in an angel figure with a coat of arms, separates two drawers. The side and rear walls are decorated with letter panels. The spools are decorated with lions. Has belonged to a guild of guards, Alkmaar, crown (symbol of sovereignty), beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion, angel (s) with other object (s), eg weapons, Provenhuis Paling and Van Foreest, Karel V van Habsburg (German emperor and king of Spain), militia of Alkmaar, anonymous, c. 1520 - c. 1530, wood (plant material), oak (wood), h 147.0 cm × w 110.0 cm × d 80.0 cm w 110.0 cm × d 80.0 cm
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