Lot 473
An Augsburg cabinet with painted mirror panels, ca. 1700
Works of Art, Antiquities & Ancient Art | A109kua | Live auction | 1190 Lots
Description
Rectangular box of softwood with ebonised walnut veneer, on a splayed base. Lockable doors with ripple moulding panels, original carrying handles of iron and brass on the sides. The inside of the doors with finely polychrome-decorated mirror panels in ripple moulding frames with tortoise-shell effect. On the panels to the left the depiction of a hunter with dog, on the opposite side a harvest scene. Interior fitted with six small and two large drawers around a central compartment with lockable door. Behind which a secret compartment with three small drawers. The fronts with painted mirror panels in ripple moulding frames. Depiction of putti in Landscape, partially with paint loss. Box with light worm damage in places. Dimensions 41 x 48.5 x 26 cm.Condition: II Questions about the lot?