Cabinet, attributed to Jan van Mekeren, ca. 1695 - ca. 1710
Cabinet, attributed to Jan van Mekeren, ca. 1695 - ca. 1710, oak wood, veneered with King's, ebony, palisander-, olive, hulst-, boxwood, berberis- and maple and other woods, 205,5cm H × W × D 174,0cm 61,0cm. BK-1964-12. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
Cabinet of oak veneered with multiple species. A double Y-shaped corrugated cross connects balusterpoten. The rule with drawer Like the cross, the houses, the legs and the upper and lower line and blow list of the top box decorated with bloemenmarqueterie. The panels of the doors show vases on tables, filled with flowers, between butterflies and birds; pink wooden frame. On the sides an oval field with a flower vase on a table with voluutpoten composed of acanthus leaves.
Jan van Mekeren was probably the most important Amsterdam cabinet maker of the late 17th century. His main specialty was bloemenmarqueterie, of which this cabinet is a wonderful example. The doors look like large paintings on wood. The flowers were separately manufactured and then assembled into large bouquets. The sober, level cabinet diverts attention not finish the decoration.








