CABINET WITH PAINTED RESERVES Baroque and later, Holland. Painted copper plates, Antwerp, 17th century. In the style of Hendrik van Balen (1575–1632) and/or Peter van Lint (1609-1690).

CABINET WITH PAINTED RESERVES

Baroque and later, Holland. Painted copper plates, Antwerp, 17th century. In the style of Hendrik van Balen (1575–1632) and/or Peter van Lint (1609-1690).
Ebonized wood, red-backed tortoiseshell and painted copper, and fine bone fillets. Rectangular body with a hinged lid. On a straight, molded base. Front with double doors, paneled and lined with profile and flame moldings. The doors open to reveal an architectural interior with a central door surrounded by ten drawers. The fronts are painted in oil on copper, depicting various Biblical stories from the Old and New Testaments: Jacob with the angel, Jonah with the whale, Abraham sacrificing Isaac, Jacob's dream of the ladder to heaven, Susanna with the elders, Jesus and the Samaritan woman, etc. The doors open to reveal an architecturally designed compartment with mirrored walls. Two small drawers. The side walls are paneled and have two carrying handles. 2 keys.
112 × 51 × 97 cm.
Cracks. Losses and damage to the lacquer.

Provenance:
- By descent into a private collection in Basel.
- Koller Auctions, Zurich, June 23–27, 2003, Lot A125/1015.
- By descent into a Swiss private collection; acquired at the above auction.

The central plaque depicts Rebecca at the Well. The model may derive from the circle of Peter van Lint (1609–1690) (cf. Bonhams Paris, 14 November 2023, lot 35).

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