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Cabinet of tropical wood with doors inlaid with pointed oval of ebony and above the doors a pediment with a vase and laurel wreath
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Cabinet of tropical wood with doors inlaid with pointed oval of ebony and above the doors a pediment with a vase and laurel wreath

anonymous · 1800 - 1810 · ebony (wood); wood (plant material); silver (metal)

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

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Cabinet of tropical wood (sono keling?) inlaid with ebony, with silver fittings. The rectangular furniture is divided into an upper and lower cabinet. The lower cabinet has two doors, treated as two rows of three drawers, separated by a central stile, and with corner stiles placed diagonally on conical, tapering legs. The upper cabinet has two doors behind which are shelves. The right door is secured by the central stile. Both doors have a recessed panel inlaid with a pointed oval in ebony. On the two front corners of the upper cabinet, diagonally placed Corinthian pilasters. The cabinet is crowned by a pediment, broken in the middle by a vase on a pedestal from which a laurel wreath hangs. Lock plates and handles of silver.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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cabinet
Credit lineKabinet van tropisch hout met in deuren spitsovaal van ebbenhout en boven deuren fronton met vaas en lauwerslinger. 1800 - 1810. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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