Antique Dutch Walnut Marquetry Corner Cabinet, circa 1800

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Antique Dutch Walnut Marquetry Corner Cabinet, circa 1800

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This is an antique Dutch walnut marquetry bow front corner cabinet which dates from circa 1800 and bears the brass plaque of the retailer S & H Jewell. The cabinet has fabulous inlaid marquetry of urns, flowers, butterflies, birds, foliage and line-inlay overall. The upper section is enclosed by an arched glazed door, the base features a bow fronted pannelled door and it stands on bracket feet. It is a very decorative piece of furniture which is certain to attract a lot of attention. Condition: In excellent condition having been beautifully restored in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 196 x Width 84 x Depth 54 Dimensions in inches: Height 77.2 x Width 33.1 x Depth 21.3 The Walnut woods are probably the most recognizable and popular of all the exotic woods, having been used in furniture making for many centuries. Walnut veneer was highly priced and the cost would reflect the ‘fanciness’ of the veneer – the more decorative, then the more expensive and desirable. Figured Walnut and Burr Walnut (often referred to as Burl Walnut) were considered as the most attractive varieties of Walnut. Burr Walnut veneer was taken from the specific part of the tree where ‘growths’ sprouting smaller branches and/or roots would occur. As these ‘growth’ areas were limited in both occurrence and size, larger veneers were hard to source and often on bigger furniture (tables, desks, bureaus, cabinets etc), these veneers would have to be carefully joined by matching up the pieces or blending them together. Marquetry is decorative artistry where pieces of material (such as wood, mother of pearl, pewter, brass silver or shell) of different colours are inserted into surface wood veneer to form intricate patterns such as scrolls or flowers. The technique of veneered marquetry had its inspiration in 16th century Florence. Marquetry elaborated upon Florentine techniques of inlaying solid marble slabs with designs formed of fitted marbles, jaspers and semi-precious stones. This work, called opere di commessi, has medieval parallels in Central Italian "Cosmati"-work of inlaid marble floors, altars and columns. The technique is known in English as pietra dura, for the "hardstones" used: onyx, jasper, cornelian, lapis lazuli and colored marbles. In Florence, the Chapel of the Medici at San Lorenzo is completely covered in a colored marble facing using this demanding jig-sawn technique. Techniques of wood marquetry were developed in Antwerp and other Flemish centers of luxury cabinet-making during the early 16th century. The craft was imported full-blown to France after the mid-seventeenth century, to create furniture of unprecedented luxury being made at the royal manufactory of the Gobelins, charged with providing furnishings to decorate Versailles and the other royal residences of Louis XIV. Early masters of French marquetry were the Fleming Pierre Golle and his son-in-law, André-Charles Boulle, who founded a dynasty of royal and Parisian cabinet-makers (ébénistes) and gave his name to a technique of marquetry employing tortoiseshell and brass with pewter in arabesque or intricately foliate designs. S. and H. Jewell were cabinet makers and retailers working from premises at 29-31 Little Queen Street, Holborn, in London. One of their receipts, dated as late as 1st May 1894, which details Jewell pieces commissioned for Standen, East Grinstead in Sussex, also draws attention to the company's founding in 1830. However, unfortunately no evidence of furniture made prior to 1840 by the firm is known to exist, "Dictionary of English Furniture Makers, 1660-1840", ed. by G. Beard and C. Gilbert, 1986, p.488.

Place of Origin:
Netherlands
Period:
19th Century
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1800
Condition:
Seller Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU95061304322