A Berlin mahogany display cabinet having a stepped pediment inlaid with boxwood stringing above partially glazed doors divided into four sections with scroll marquetry escutcheons.

Germany circa 1825.

Width 46 inches, Height 76 inches, Depth 20 inches.

E612

Neo-classicism is often characterised as cold or hard, but in this case the clean architectural lines and dramatic flame veneer mahogany are softened by boxwood stringing, the playful marquetry escutcheons and the cheerful painted interior.