Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 5th October 2023
Lot 596
λ A DUTCH BAROQUE ROSEWOOD AND EBONISED CUPBOARD KUSSENKAST
Estimate £3,000 - £5,000
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Description
λ A DUTCH BAROQUE ROSEWOOD AND EBONISED CUPBOARD KUSSENKAST
PROBABLY AMSTERDAM, SECOND HALF 17TH CENTURY
with ripple mouldings, the moulded cornice centred with a cartouche above a lion's mask and angels, with a scrolling leaf frieze, with a pair of panelled doors enclosing a shelf flanked by columns with cherub head capitals, above a single drawer, on turned bun feet
217.8cm high, 235.2cm wide, 90cm deep
Provenance
A German Count, his schloss near Saarbrücken. The family derives originally from Westphalen, near the Dutch border which explains the cupboard's origins.
Purchased Sotheby's Amsterdam, 1st November 2006, Crowns and Coronets, lot 170.