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6 décembre 2008

Antwerp School, 17th Century. An ebony, ivory, tortoiseshell, painted and ebonised cabinet on a stand

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Antwerp School, 17th Century. An ebony, ivory, tortoiseshell, painted and ebonised cabinet on a stand

with a rectangular lifting top fitted with a panelled mirror, above two panelled doors, enclosing a fitted interior with ten drawers, surrounding a central panel hinged door opening to reveal a recessed absidal interior with a chequered floor and mirrored sides with later grotto work on the walls, on a later ebonised stand with spiral twisted columna supports; the panels painted with landscapes by an artist of the Antwerp School. oil on panel. open: 185 by 171 by 77.8 cm.; 72 3/4 by 67 1/4 by 30 5/8 in. closed: 155 by 92 by 41.8 cm.; 61 by 36 1/4 by 16 3/8 in. Estimate 18,000—25,000 GBP - Lot sold 26,250 GBP

PROVENANCE: Envenet, Parpeville, Aisne (according to an old label inside).

Sotheby's. Old Master Paintings. 04 Dec 08. London courtesy Sotheby's. www.sothebys.com

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