Lot 1621 D‡α

A rare Central American cabinet on stand

Rosewood and palisander veneer on softwood, ebonised wood, gilt embossed tin, tortoiseshell, engraved bone, ebony, walnut, and ormolu mountings. An opulent open-fronted architectural cabinet on an associated but matching turned wood stand. Six central drawers flanked by two rows of five drawers to each side. Surmounted by an arc with an angel between two scrolls. With side handles. Some wear, shrinkage cracks, minor losses and reattached areas. H 101, W 109.5, D 39.5 cm, H with stand 179, W 116, D 43.5 cm.
Colonial Spanish, presumably Mexico, late 17th / 1st half 18th C.