A tortoiseshell cabinet with gold and silver thread embroidery decoration

Antwerp, circa 1650

The decoration on the reverse of the main doors shows a griffin supporting a tree in an oval medallion, surrounded by floral ornaments. The small central door is decorated with a snake entwining the trunk of a tree. The drawers are decorated with animals: birds, lion (?), ermine (?).

A balckened wood cabinet with similar construction and decorated with the same embroideries is preserved in the Snijders / Rockox House in Antwerp (inv. 77.58).

H. 141 cm
H. stand: 76,5 cm
L. closed: 72,5 cm
L. opened: 139 cm
Depth. 40 cm