Antique 17th Century Dutch Carved Ebonized Oak Credence Cabinet on Stand 1680 Sculpture ” he once said

” he once said

hand-painted with a pastoral scene with a young courting couple and grazing sheep & goats

please see a similar inkwell housed in the Victoria & Albert Museum

The vinaigrette is finely engine turned to the hinged top and the undersaide

with Hildebrand

Antique 17th Century Dutch Carved Ebonized Oak Credence Cabinet on Stand 1680 Sculpture ” he once saidA good antique late 17th Century carved ebonized oak cabinet on stand, circa 1680. Such cabinets are commonly referred to as credence or chalice cabinets, referring to a ecclesiastical use, this cabinet is in two sections mainly of 17th century elements. The top having a stepped cornice with a carved floral frieze, below is a single carved panel door with a landscape scene carved to the center, featuring a grazing game bird, the door is flanked by a