Antique 18th Century Dutch Marquetry Bombe Shaped Wine Cellerette Drawings & Prints The scrolled arms having acanthus

The scrolled arms having acanthus leaf terminals

including Tsar Alexander III

This rare palace size Astrolabe on stand is in two sections

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

The plinth base also finely inlaid with parquetry masks

Antique 18th Century Dutch Marquetry Bombe Shaped Wine Cellerette Drawings & Prints The scrolled arms having acanthusAn 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