A FLEMISH ORMOLU AND BRASS-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL, KINGWOOD, EBONY, EBONISED AND PAINTED CABINET, INSET WITH SCENES FROM OVID`S METAMORPHOSES
08.12.2023 10:30UTC +01:00
Classic
Starting price
10000GBP £ 10 000
| Auctioneer | CHRISTIE'S |
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| Event location | United Kingdom, London |
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ID 1093572
Lot 170 | A FLEMISH ORMOLU AND BRASS-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL, KINGWOOD, EBONY, EBONISED AND PAINTED CABINET, INSET WITH SCENES FROM OVID'S METAMORPHOSES
Estimate value
£ 10 000 – 15 000
PROBABLY ANTWERP, SECOND HALF 17TH CENTURY, THE STAND 19TH CENTURY
The moulded convex cornice above two doors with later glazed plates, enclosing ten drawers with inset painted oil on copper panels, surrounding a central door flanked by columns, opening to reveal a mirrored interior centred by a marshal figure, on a floor inlaid with lozenge-shaped ivory marquetry, above a long drawer, similarly inset, over a writing slide inlaid with geometric strapwork, the sides similarly inlaid
On a later ebonised and parcel-gilt stand
The doors later adapted and fitted with glazed panels
68 x 41 x 17 ½ in. (173 x 104.5 x 45 cm.)
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps |
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| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps |
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| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | ||
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