Rectangular CABINET in blackened wood and tortoiseshell (ere - Lot 27

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. Lateral wrought-iron drop handles resting on 4 claw and sphere feet. Spanish-style support table with turned rosary legs linked by 2 wrought-iron tie rods and crosspieces, the top in rosewood veneer and light wood fillets, the border in bone inlay (havers system noted). Accents and restorations, brass parts added, partly posterior base. 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, a specimen meeting the definition of a pre-Convention worked antique. In the event of re-export, the purchaser is asked to find out about the legislation in force in the country of destination. M. 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.