Cabinet

Elias Boscher, c. 1660 - c. 1670

From the 16th century, Augsburg was a centre of production for luxurious cabinets, which were exported throughout Europe. The outside of this showpiece combines extremely rare and precious materials. Mosaic panels of various kinds of hardstones (pietre dure) were applied onto a background of ivory, between columns of semi-precious stones. The panels were made in the grand-ducal workshop in Florence.

  • Artwork typefurniture, case furniture, cabinet
  • Object numberBK-1999-85
  • Dimensionsheight 81 cm x width 68.5 cm x depth 39 cm
  • Physical characteristicsdiverse houtsoorten, belijmd met ivoor, ebben-, letter-, olijf- en palissanderhout, ingelegd met lapis lazuli, pietre dure-panelen en toetssteen; beslag: verguld zilver, verguld koper

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Cabinet

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-1999-85

  • Description

    Kabinet met getrapte opbouw van naald-, eiken-, esdoorn- en ebbenhout en jeneverbes. Belijmd met ivoor en ebben-, letter-, olijf- en violethout, ingelegd met lapis lazuli en pietre dure plaquettes met vogels, vruchten en bloemen, zuilen van chrysopraas, beslag van verguld zilver en verguld koper.

Creation

  • Creation

    • furniture maker (person): Elias Boscher, Augsburg
    • maker: Opificio delle pietre dure, Florence
    • silversmith: Johann Spitzmacher, Augsburg
    • furniture maker (person): anonymous, Augsburg [rejected attribution]

  • Dating

    c. 1660 - c. 1670

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    diverse houtsoorten, belijmd met ivoor, ebben-, letter-, olijf- en palissanderhout, ingelegd met lapis lazuli, pietre dure-panelen en toetssteen; beslag: verguld zilver, verguld koper

  • Dimensions

    height 81 cm x width 68.5 cm x depth 39 cm

This work is about

  • Subject

Exhibitions

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Purchased with the support of the Sponsor Loterij

  • Acquisition

    purchase 1999

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

    • 'Recent acquisitions at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam', The Burlington Magazine (November 2000), p. 733 met afb. XIII.
    • 'An Augsburg showpiece', Annual report : Rijksmuseum Amsterdam (1999), p. 56-57 met afb., omslag.
    • 'Verstilde vogels op een pronkkabinet', Cachet : tijdschrift voor kunstliefhebbers 4, nr. 14 (2001), p. 22-25 met afb.
    • Anoniem, An Augsburg ivory & hard-stone table cabinet : attributed to the cabinet-maker Melchior Baumgartner [Augsburg 1621-1686] with silver gilt mounts marked in Augsburg c. 1670 by the master gold-smith Johann Spitzmacher [Augsburg c. 1625-1678], Londen (Rainer Zietz Ltd.), 1996.

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