Cabinet
Category
Furniture
Date
1670 - 1700
Materials
Walnut and fruitwood
Measurements
775 x 855 x 390 mm
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Rufford Old Hall, Lancashire
NT 783852
Caption
Decorative table cabinets, with many small drawers and cupboards, frequently resemble Italian Renaissance architecture. This example in walnut, bristling with carved fruitwood figures, is typical of late 17th-century Genoese work.
Summary
Cabinet of drawers in walnut with carved fruitwood figures, late 17th century Genoese; a central stack of three small drawers between a pair of figures supporting a pediment is flanked by carved doors, each with a pair of figures in a niche, with larger drawers above and below; the cabinet frieze with single figures and groups supporting a carved cornice; the front corners of the cabinet with tiers of figures on both front and side aspects; on ogee moulded base.