Lot 001

A 17th Century Ebonised Cabinet. The top inlaid with geometric bands above a frieze & cornice that lifts to reveal the interior well. Both the sides & front inlaid with a vertical lozenge within a rectangle, the twin doors open to view a painted panel interior, the central scene depicting the Madonna and Child framed by an arch and painted spandrels. The flanking scenes depicting the Crucifixion and the Resurrection, with evangelist emblems to the corners. The central scene unlocks and falls to display a fitted interior. Each drawer having a moulded edge and ivory knop handles, standing 16 ins (42 cms) high on a pedestal base with a secret sliding panel drawer on squat bun feet. 10 ins x 10 ins (27 cms x 25.5 cms).