Cabinet

Amsterdam, c. 1755-1765, walnut and oak, with walnut and burr walnut veneer

All the elements of this cabinet are curved, as if the entire piece of furniture were moving. The carved ornament - a combination of plants and flowers and abstract forms - reinforces that impression. Only rarely in the Netherlands did such a large and massive piece of furniture manage to express the Rococo style so perfectly. Perhaps this cabinet was designed by a sculptor and not by a cabinetmaker.

  • Artwork typefurniture, case furniture, cabinet
  • Object numberBK-1989-16
  • Dimensionsheight 243.7 cm x width 198.5 cm x depth 70.5 cm, width 187.0 cm x depth 54.0 cm