Caption

Cabinet, late 17th century, Northern Germany, / Poland, height 70.1 cm, width 89.2 cm, depth 55.9 cm. Cuboid cabinet with a drawer at the top and double doors below, richly decorated with openwork engraved fittings with grotesque motifs and fantastic animals. Door leaves veneered on the inside with rosewood and ebony in geometric arrangements, divided by inlaid bone veining, with figures in engraved bone: signed Hippocrates on the left and Hermes on the right. Behind the doors are twelve compartments. Drawer and door locks fitted with engraved steel plates; the drawer lock blocks the left door leaf. Steel hinges. Ornament includes grotesques, wickerwork, fantastic figures, plant tendril; subject figures include Hermes and male figures. Function: storage piece., A rectangular wooden chest with a dark brown finish stands against a pale background, its front facing the viewer and showing ornate dark metal hardware with scrollwork and rounded decorative edging; the top appears darker and more worn with visible texture, and the metal accents have a dark, almost black patina contrasting with the warm brown wood.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A10_358

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Keywords

Cabinet late 17th century Northern Germany Poland height 70.1 cm width 89.2 cm depth 55.9 cm Cuboid cabinet drawer top double doors richly decorated openwork engraved fittings grotesque motifs fantastic animals Door leaves veneered inside rosewood ebony geometric arrangements divided inlaid bone veining figures engraved bone signed Hippocrates left Hermes right doors twelve compartments Drawer door locks fitted engraved steel plates drawer lock blocks left door leaf Steel hinges Ornament includes grotesques wickerwork fantastic figures plant tendril subject figures include male figures Function storage piece rectangular wooden chest dark brown finish stands pale background front facing viewer showing ornate dark metal hardware scrollwork rounded decorative edging darker worn visible texture metal accents almost black patina contrasting warm brown wood.