Cabinet, anonymous, c. 1700 - c. 1705
oak, veneer of various kinds of wood, lacquer, shagreen, h 202.5cm × w 160cm × d 54cm More details
A Dutch cabinetmaker made this fashionable piece of furniture by reusing lacquer from a Japanese chest that had fallen out of fashion. The incorporation of Japanese lacquerwork into Dutch pieces of furniture was a new phenomenon c. 1700, a practice that was subsequently adopted elsewhere in Europe.