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Antique Rare South German Intarsia Cabinet of Curiosities Circa 1700.
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Description:
Ref: JB609 
Rare South German  marquetry  table cabinet the hinged doors opening to a compartmentalized interior with nine drawers. The outside door panels are inlaid with depictions of birds and flowers.  The  inside   intarsia depicts quirky  architectural landscapes. Lorenz Stoer's Geometria et Perspectiva, which was published in 1567 inspired intarsia workers to execute work featuring buildings. They experimented with perspective often imbuing the designs with a touch of Moorish fantasy. The intarsia workers were mostly settled in Augsburg. Augsburg was a cabinet making centre since the beginning of the 14th C.  

Origin: South German;  Circa: 1700; Materials: various  woods on a pine carcass.

Size: 44 cm wide by 29.5 cm by 33.5 cm:  17.3  inches wide by 11.6  inches by   13.2 inches.

Condition: good overall considering age;  see images

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