Objekt 2
Large two-door cabinet
Description
This cabinet with star-shaped fillings is a Basel masterpiece. It is an example of the conservative attitude of the crafts in masterpiece design. The master of this cabinet uses stylistic devices already about thirty years old in the filling fields. The pilasters used instead of columns are a concession to the new fashion of flat baroque facades. Thus, the star-shaped fillings are also much flatter than before.
Object description
Basel, around/after 1728
Walnut and walnut burl on fir, iron, brass
Bequest R. Nötzlin-Werthemann
Inv. 1928.824.