An Ebony Cabinet Featuring Paintings Attributed to Isaac van Oosten
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The 17th-century Flemish cabinet from the Jean Bouvier Collection is a veritable theater of surprises that has yet to give up all its secrets. Antwerp, mid-17th century, ebony and blackened wood cabinet with embroidery and paintings attributed to Isaac van Oosten (1613-1661), opening with two leaves, the inside of the leaves, the lid, fronts of the false drawers and arched panel decorated with scenes of the Genesis and Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, blackened wood base resting on spiraled legs joined by a crosspiece, cabinet: 73 x 92.5 x 46 cm/28.74 x 36.42 x 18.11 in; total h.
