An Antwerp silverfoil cabinet


AN ANTWERP SILVERFOIL CABINET

Ebony, silverfoil engravings after Jacob Matham (1571-1631) "Hope" & "Faith"
The slide-top and the central theatre house a secret compartment. 
17th century.
32 x 21 x 27 cm.
Comparanda :
- An indentical cabinet is in the Rockox-Museum in Antwerp
Literature :
-) "Zuid-Nederlandse pronkmeubels", Ria Fabri
-) "Het Rockoxhuis", Frans Baudouin

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