Caption

Wardrobe, provenance, putti; baroque; coats of arms; plant decoration; lion masks; personifications of the Seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter; 1710–1730; Gdansk, Royal Prussia; piece of furniture storage; height 200 cm, width 124 cm, depth 62 cm, A large ornate wooden cabinet stands against a light gray background, carved from dark brown wood with rich grain. The cabinet features an overhanging cornice with stepped molding and an elaborately carved crest with floral and foliate motifs. The central door has a recessed panel with symmetrical carved ornamentation including curved arch shapes and foliate scrollwork, flanked by vertical carved pilasters with leafy relief. The lower section includes a broad rail and a carved drawer front with geometric and floral carvings, supported by round bun feet in polished dark brown. Overall tones visible are dark brown wood with areas of lighter brown highlighting the grain, and the background is light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A11_049

License type

Rights managed

Available size

22.8Mb (1.0Mb) / 7.6in x 11.6in / 2282 x 3487 (300dpi)

Keywords

Wardrobe provenance putti baroque coats arms plant decoration lion masks personifications Seasons Spring Summer Autumn Winter 1710–1730 Gdansk Royal Prussia piece furniture storage height 200 cm width 124 cm depth 62 cm large ornate wooden cabinet stands light gray background carved dark brown wood rich grain cabinet features overhanging cornice stepped molding elaborately crest floral foliate motifs central door recessed panel symmetrical ornamentation curved arch shapes foliate scrollwork flanked vertical pilasters leafy relief lower section includes broad rail carved drawer front geometric floral carvings supported round bun feet polished dark brown tones visible areas lighter brown highlighting grain background light gray.