The porcelain cabinet made its appearance as a new type of furniture around 1700. Collecting precious Chinese porcelain was a widespread phenomenon for the nobility and wealthy bourgeoisie at the time of Willem III and gave the citizen status. The porcelain cabinet was the most characteristic furniture of the 18th century.
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Under the double arched cornice two glazed and moulded panelled doors
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The curve of the top frame is reproduced in the tops of the two glass doors
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Each door with six windows each
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The beveled sides each feature three windows
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Interior contains a bottom shelf and two scalloped shelves, each with several ledges in which porcelain dishes can be placed
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On the center stile is the lock with an engraved brass keyplate
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The base’s front features a large drawer with two smaller drawers above it
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The drawers with engraved brass keyplates and the large drawer has also drawer pullers
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Five tapering legs, also known as ' parapluie legs', connected by a shaped strecher
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On ball-feets
- Origin
- Netherland
- Period
- Around 1720-1740
- Material
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Walnut veneers on oak
- Reference
- 143-104
- Sizes
- 227 x 167 x 38 cm