Cabinet - Burr walnut, Oak

High-End Cabinet. Very elegant piece of furniture. Around 1750, a beautiful model: a simple curved lower cabinet and a handsome double-curved bonnet. Top quality cabinetmaking work.

Also the lighter inlays between the burl walnut stand out. Notably, the expertly carved ornament in the center of the bonnet: a floral fan shape. Everywhere are small examples of artistically carved ornaments. see detail photos.

Under four large drawers, with an interior of quarter-sawn oak wood.
The style is purely French, Louis XV, perhaps made by English cabinetmakers who moved to The Hague to practice their craft there.
The lock you see in detail is a consequence of that; these cabinetmakers imported locks and hardware often from England. This is because there the Industrial Revolution had already begun and they were technologically ahead.

Interesting too is that these cabinetmakers came to the Netherlands: economically, the elite kept their money there, so there was a too-small market for all those skilled cabinetmakers. The English had a zero-sum economic model. The large social disparities hampered the flow of money to society, to the population. We see this model reflected again in the Atlantic culture. And it is inherent to it.

I only ship to EU countries. Buyers from other countries must arrange their own transport. That can be done with UPS, GLS, FedEx and DHL. Catawiki has a carrier called Brenger. I can advise you.