Superb spherical cabinet on trumpet pedestal

Ref #: CH21

Rare and unusual spherical cabinet with three small drawers fitted with bone pulls and crowned with disc shaped niche with dual ring molding. Raised on trumpet shaped pedestal with molded capital corresponding with crest; base with elegantly curving skirt edge resting on four platform feet. Both cabinet and pedestal masterfully inlaid four times with compass start bursts and fillets; crest inlaid with smaller compass star burst. In stained pearwood, walnut, palisander, ebony and bird’s eye maple. Uniqueness of design and extraordinary craftsmanship point to museum quality.

Age: Mid 19th Century

Origin: Austria or Germany

Measurements: 19″ diameter, 38 1/2″ h