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William And Mary Period Oyster Kingwood, Rosewood And Arabesque/ Seaweed Marquetry Chest On Stand (c. 1690 England)

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The combination of different woods and especially Kingwood with the Arabesque Marquetry Panels is typical of Gerrit Jensen’s work and occurs repeatedly in his known oeuvres. (See A.B. English Furniture 1660-1714 plates 9.11 & 12, “Stand, Marquetry of Walnut and Holly with Princeswood and Rosewood. This high quality example has been attributed to Gerrit Jensen.” Note: Kingwood and Princeswood are one and the same.Similar examples are known to be in Kensington Palace and Hampton Court, London, and work attributed to his workshop is at Chatsworth, Derbys; Knole, Kent, NT; Burghley House, Cambs; Petworth House, W. Sussex, NT; and in the Duke of Buccleuch's private collection as well as Levens Hall.

A superb and rare William and Mary Period Oyster Kingwood, Rosewood and Arabesque/ Seaweed Marquetry Chest on Stand attributed to Gerrit Jensen, the top with a central four lobed, quartered, marquetry panel framed by kingwood oysters and further roundels, semicircles and trefoils of marquetry, the edge with further marquetry panels within two trailing borders, the chest with two half width and three full width drawers with conforming marquetry panels and borders, the sides with rosewood oysters and four lobed marquetry panels within conforming borders, the stand with one full width conforming drawer within trailing borders, the same borders also applied to the top moulding of the stand and again the sides with conforming marquetry panels. The stand is raised on six barley twist and trumpet legs united by a crossbanded wavy stretcher and finished with six turned bun feet. All the mouldings are cross grained.

Note: The turnings, stretcher and bun feet are replacements

gbp 60000.00 (Pound Sterling)