Marquetry panel depicting an allegory of Summer, 17th century

A marquetry walnut and fruitwood panel depicting an allegory of Summer.

Eger, Bohemia, first half of the 17th century.

Measures 50 x 21cm.

The panel is set in its original ebonised ripple molded frame.

The city of Eger in Bohemia, now Cheb in Czech Republic, specialized from the first half of the 17th century in the production of furniture and decorative pieces carved in low relief and constructed from different colored woods. Commonly depicting a wide range of mythological and historical subjects circulated at the time via prints and engravings, this art was carried on in the same family across generations and some of the most popular workshops were those of Johann Georg Fischer (1587-1669) and Adam Eck (1604–1664).