Antique 18th Century Dutch Marquetry Bombe Shaped Wine Cellerette Drawings & Prints even after half a millennium

even after half a millennium the chest is still useable for storage

The scrolled arms having acanthus leaf terminals

the latter trained as an artist but never reached the critical acclaim of his father

including Tsar Alexander III

5" wide X 21" deep

Antique 18th Century Dutch Marquetry Bombe Shaped Wine Cellerette Drawings & Prints even after half a millenniumAn exceptionally rare & fine antique Dutch marquetry bombe shaped rosewood wine cellarette cooler, circa 1760. The hinged top of ogee sarcophagus form and finely inlaid with floral panels, enclosing a storage area for wine bottles. The base is of bombe shape to the front and sides, with sumptuous marquetry inlay of flowering urns with inlaid butterflies above. The base of reverse ogee shape and having corresponding marquetry inlay, the cellarette is