Rectangular cabinet in blackened wood and tortoiseshell (ere - Lot 1300

Rectangular cabinet in blackened wood and tortoiseshell (eretmochelys imbricata or chelonia mydas) veneer on a gilded base, opening with 12 drawers with 4 rows of projecting pedestals, openwork brass top gallery adorned with 6 plumes, and wrought-iron drop handles. It stands on 4 claw and sphere feet. Spanish-style support table with turned rosary legs linked by 2 wrought-iron tie-rods and cross-pieces, the top in rosewood veneer and light-wood fillets, the border in bone inlay (havers system found). Flanders, 17th century Dim: - lower part H: 86, W: 142, D: 47.5 cm - upper part H: 92, W: 125, D: 37 cm Object composed of material from a protected animal species whose status is classified in Appendix I/A CITES/EU, specimen satisfying the definition of pre-convention worked antiquity. In the event of re-export, the purchaser is asked to enquire about the legislation in force in the country of destination. Mr. Pierre Grignon Dumoulin, expert to the Amiens Court of Appeal, Artémis Estimations maison d'expertises, 6 rue Ancel 60200 Compiègne, Tel: 0609833329, www.artemisestimations.com, Mail: contact@artemisestimations.com.