Cabinet in rosewood veneer, ebony and bone fillets.... Lot 160

Cabinet in rosewood veneer, ebony and bone fillets. The flap is decorated on both sides with bone plaques engraved with a lion-hunting scene and a dragon-hunting scene in frames inlaid with anthropo-zoomorphic foliage in parts and counterparts. It reveals nine drawers echoing the leafy motif of the flap, framed by trompe l'oeil motifs. The central door, in the form of an architectural facade, is adorned with an engraved plaque depicting a statue of a thorn shooter on a grotesque pedestal. It is surrounded by a pair of simulated fluted columns. It opens on five drawers revealing three secret drawers on the back. 17th century. It rests on a turned and blackened wooden base joined by a brace. Later spandrels and side handles. Cabinet dimensions 44 x 63.5 x 38.5 cm Frame dimensions 69 x 64.5 x 39.5 cm Cracks, missing parts, minor accidents and restorations.