Antique 18th Century Dutch Marquetry Bombe Shaped Wine Cellerette Drawings & Prints From a prominent Middle East

From a prominent Middle East collection

The plinth base also finely inlaid with parquetry masks

the latter trained as an artist but never reached the critical acclaim of his father

even after half a millennium the chest is still useable for storage

Molly’s paintings have been exhibited in solo shows in NYC

Antique 18th Century Dutch Marquetry Bombe Shaped Wine Cellerette Drawings & Prints From a prominent Middle EastAn exceptionally rare & fine antique Dutch marquetry bombe shaped rosewood wine cellarette cooler, circa 1760. The hinged top of ogee sarcophagus form and finely inlaid with floral panels, enclosing a storage area for wine bottles. The base is of bombe shape to the front and sides, with sumptuous marquetry inlay of flowering urns with inlaid butterflies above. The base of reverse ogee shape and having corresponding marquetry inlay, the cellarette is