UNKNOWN CABINETMAKER, French
(active around 1700 in northern Netherlands)

Table

c. 1700
Limewood and oak, gilt, 88 x 109 x 74 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

This carved table with its legs in the form of herms representing the four seasons is a piece of court furniture of French style. It is probably the work of a Huguenot cabinetmaker who sought refuge in the Netherlands.




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