A Late 17th Century Japanned and Namban Lacquer Cabinet on a Late 17th Century Carved Wood Silvered Stand the upright cabinet with two doors, the decoration incorporating panels of mother-of-pearl-inlaid Japanese black lacquer decorated overall with flowering trees and birds within black and gold japanned frames and with foliate-engraved gilt-metal strap-work mounts, opening to an interior fitted with an arrangement of small drawers similarly decorated with Japanese mother-of-pearl-inlaid lacquer, the interior of the doors japanned in gold on a black ground with flowering plants and birds within diapered borders; the pierced silvered crest with foliate ornamented strap-work centered by two winged cherub heads above a shell flanked by plinths supporting later baskets of flowers, the apron of the stand similarly ornamented, the legs with shaped foliate ornament columns supported on Ionic capitals on fluted tapered columns above scrolled foliate ornament above arched divided feet, the arched cross-stretchers with scrolled strap-work and foliate carving centered by a pot stand. height 6 ft 1 in.; width 29 in.; depth 15 1/2 in. 185 cm; 74 cm; 39 cm
A Late 17th Century Japanned and Namban Lacquer Cabinet on a Late 17th Century Carved Wood Silvered Stand the upright cabinet with two doors, the decoration incorporating panels of mother-of-pearl-inlaid Japanese black lacquer decorated overall with flowering trees and birds within black and gold japanned frames and with foliate-engraved gilt-metal strap-work mounts, opening to an interior fitted with an arrangement of small drawers similarly decorated with Japanese mother-of-pearl-inlaid lacquer, the interior of the doors japanned in gold on a black ground with flowering plants and birds within diapered borders; the pierced silvered crest with foliate ornamented strap-work centered by two winged cherub heads above a shell flanked by plinths supporting later baskets of flowers, the apron of the stand similarly ornamented, the legs with shaped foliate ornament columns supported on Ionic capitals on fluted tapered columns above scrolled foliate ornament above arched divided feet, the arched cross-stretchers with scrolled strap-work and foliate carving centered by a pot stand. height 6 ft 1 in.; width 29 in.; depth 15 1/2 in. 185 cm; 74 cm; 39 cm
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