Wig cabinet (cabinet de coiffure), ca. 1685, German, Künzelzau, Oak and walnut veneered with ebony, ebonized wood, and marquetry of pewter and mather-of-pearl on horn over paint, simulating tortoiseshell; silver; brocaded damask (not original), 16 × 18 × 13 1/2 in. (40.6 × 45.7 × 34.3 cm), Woodwork-Furniture, This wig cabinet is one of the most elaborate examples of its kind, a work of great refinement and supreme craftsmanship.[1] The exterior is decorated with extremely fine boulle marquetry, which retains many of the original engraved details
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Wig cabinet, cabinet de coiffure, ca, 1685, German, Künzelzau, Oak, walnut veneered, ebony, ebonized wood, marquetry, pewter, mather, pearl, horn, paint, simulating tortoiseshell, silver, brocaded damask, original, 16, 18, 13 1/2, 40.6, 45.7, 34.3 cm, Woodwork-Furniture, wig, cabinet, elaborate examples, kind, work, great refinement, supreme craftsmanship., 1, exterior, decorated, extremely fine, boulle, retains, original engraved, details
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