A 17th Century Flemish ebony and tortoiseshell cabinet inset with painted panels, Antwerp mid 17th Century, the hinged cover above cushion moulded and ripple-cut doors each with oil on copper scene to the reverse and enclosing a fitted interior with central architectural section flanked by four drawers to each side, the central cupboard enclosing an alcove with mirror back and chequered floor to a surround of small drawers, ripple moulded borders throughout, the thirteen oils on copper depict various mythological scenes including Meleager and Atalanta, Apollo and Daphne and the Death of Procris, on a later stand, the cabinet 104cm wide/Provenance: Private collection, Gloucestershire,. The cabinet appears in a 1920s inventory described as 'An old Italian Cabinet of ebony and Tortoiseshell....'/
Sold for £20,000
A 17th Century Flemish ebony and tortoiseshell cabinet inset with painted panels, Antwerp mid 17th Century, the hinged cover above cushion moulded and ripple-cut doors each with oil on copper scene to the reverse and enclosing a fitted interior with central architectural section flanked by four drawers to each side, the central cupboard enclosing an alcove with mirror back and chequered floor to a surround of small drawers, ripple moulded borders throughout, the thirteen oils on copper depict various mythological scenes including Meleager and Atalanta, Apollo and Daphne and the Death of Procris, on a later stand, the cabinet 104cm wide/Provenance: Private collection, Gloucestershire,. The cabinet appears in a 1920s inventory described as 'An old Italian Cabinet of ebony and Tortoiseshell....'/
Auction: Summer Country House Sale, 18th Jul, 2017