artx | Anoniem (1764)

Between 1710 and 1725 the basic shape of Dutch cupboards changed: cabinets on tall open supports were gradually replaced by cupboards with a base that comprised a chest of drawers. This is therefore a typical eighteenth-century cupboard. The silver mounts on the doors and drawers were the work of Dirk Froger, a silversmith in Amsterdam. In addition to the maker's mark, the silver also bears the date letter for 1764. It was around this time that the cabinet was made, probably be a cabinetmaker in Amsterdam. This cabinet would have been remarkably expensive piece of furniture. The veneer over the oak structure has been enlivened with floral designs, ribbons and rocailles in marquetry. www.rijksmuseum.nl/