Cabinet

Date1610/1643

Object PlaceFrance, Western Europe, Europe

Object PlaceParis, France, Western Europe, Europe

MediumEbony veneer, marquetry decoration, mirrors, malachite, gilt bronze

ClassificationsFurniture

Dimensions25 × 75 × 81 inches (63.5 × 190.5 × 205.74 cm)

Credit LineFounders Society Purchase with funds from the Friends of K. T. Keller in honor of his 70th birthday

Terms

Baroque

Object number55.458

DescriptionCabinet on table base. Top fitted with three narrow drawers carved with sea deities, below which are two hinged cupboard doors with star-shaped medallions. Inside cupboard inlaid in light woods, mirrors and malachite, fitted with many small drawers and a center niche. Carved table base is fitted with three drawers and supported on twelve legs, the front six formed of caryatid figures on rectangular tapering.

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