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Baluster table with drawer on turned baluster legs connected by an H-shaped stretcher with inlaid stringing; decorated with cut ebony volutes, drops, and flat knobs
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Baluster table with drawer on turned baluster legs connected by an H-shaped stretcher with inlaid stringing; decorated with cut ebony volutes, drops, and flat knobs

anonymous · c. 1650 - c. 1675 · ebony (wood); walnut (hardwood); wood (plant material); rosewood (wood); oak (wood)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Walnut table with black-stained parts and ebony decorations. The ringed baluster legs are connected by an H-shaped cross with inlaid stringing. The shelves are lined with ebony mirrors. The rails are supported in the corners by volutes lined with pierced ebony volutes. Above the shelves on the rails, three ebony drops are attached, and in the center, three flat knobs; at the corners stand consoles decorated with acanthus leaves, between which are plinths. Drawer.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineBalpoottafel met lade op geringde balpoten verbonden door een H-vormig kruis met ingelegde biezen; versierd met uitgezaagde ebben voluten, druppels en platte knoppen. c. 1650 - c. 1675. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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