Dutch Louis XIV cabinet on stand

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Kollenburg Antiquairs BV
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A cross-foot cabinet, completely decorated with olive wood. The large surfaces on the front and sides are decorated with oyster veneer. Satinwood borders frame the olive wood oysters in flower-shaped surfaces. The cabinet is supported by an open base with a wide drawer and four twisted legs, connected by a crossed bar, from which the cabinet takes its name. 

The sober and straight shape with large panels on all sides offered space for a rich decoration with large surfaces. The cabinet is completely decorated with olive wood. In order to achieve the rich decoration with only olive wood, use was made of the different faces of the wood that are created by various sawing methods. For example, the end grain sawing results in the oysters that fill the large surfaces on the panels, and half-end sawn olive wood was used for the frame around the oysters, which creates a flaming effect. 

The cross-foot cabinet came into fashion in the last quarter of the 17th century. With the Glorious Revolution in 1688, Stadtholder William III of Orange-Nassau and his wife Mary Stuart took over power in England and became king and queen there. The close political and trade relations that arose between England and the Netherlands, caused a great interaction between the two countries that is reflected in the furniture of that time. William and Mary took many Dutch furniture makers with them to their new English court, but the influence of the English style is also unmistakable in the Netherlands.

Name
Dutch Louis XIV cabinet on stand
Categories
Cabinets
Periods
17th Century ca. 1690 Antique
Materials
Oak frame veneered with olivewood Solid olivewood
Styles
Louis XIV
Measurements
Height: 190 cm, Width: 174 cm, Depth: 64 cm
Reference
KOLA100631
KOL
Kollenburg Antiquairs BV
Premier Seller
Artlistings seller since 2015

Located in Oirschot
The Netherlands

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