A MAGNIFICENT AUGSBURG TABLE CABINET
Different species of wood, inlaid with different animals in a natural environment.
Two doors, 7 drawers, central door with three secret drawers.
Probably Augsburg (D) or Tirol (A), Ca 1575-1600.
Dimensions :
Closed : 32,5 cm high x 42 cm large x 28 cm deep.
Open : 32,5 cm high x 83 cm large x 28 cm deep.
In the manner of Lorenz Stoer (1537-1621).
Comparanda :
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (NL) inv.nr. BK-1955-80
Provenance :
- Private Collection, USA.
Lorenz Stöer was a 16th century German painter and graphic artist. Along with Wenzel Jamnitzer and Johannes Lencker, he was one of the three Nuremberg masters who focused on perspective rendering. In 1567 he published "Geometria et Perspectiva", a collection of 11 woodcuts featuring mathematical objects in fantastic ruined landscapes.His designs also served as models for inlaid furniture, such as the aforementioned one in the Victoria and Albert Museum and a cabinet preserved in the Brooklyn Museum in New York.
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