Cabinet anversois en bois fruitier et bois noirci,... Lot 14

Cabinet anversois en bois fruitier et bois noirci, bois doré et écaille rouge, en partie du XVIIe siècle A Flemish tortoiseshell inlaid, ebonised, fruitwood and giltwood cabinet on stand, Antwerp, part 17th century Of rectangular form, opening with ten variously sized drawers simulated as twelve drawers, each with inset tortoiseshell panels and with giltwood scrolling motifs, four columns with corinthian capitals, with a central door inset to the reverse with a Flemish 17th century oil painting on copper depicting the sacrifice of Abraham, and enclosing a columnated and mirrored interior above a drawer, the superstructure with a further panelled door flanked by columns and two drawers below a mirrored gallery, the later base with baluster turned legs joined by a panelled undertier, and terminating in squashed turned feet, with a detached trade label inscribed 'Scriban Louis XIII ancien, Ecaille, ébène et dorure' et 'Henri Becker, rue des... Kolven...', restorations and alterations, 114.5cm wide, 49.5cm deep, 217cm high (45in wide, 19in deep, 85in high). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website