Cupboard - Gelderland cushion cabinet - 17th century - oak and ebony

Beautiful Gelderland cushion cabinet.
Very beautiful and skilled stitching in the frieze under the hood.
Beautiful patina in the wood.
Oak lively alternating with rosewood and ebony.
Beautiful fluting in the styles.
The style is typically Renaissance, borrowed from the Italian Renaissance.
The nice thing is that in the 17th century money in the Netherlands was earned in trade by merchants and that it also remained in the middle class.
In other countries it went to the king, nobility and church.
As in England and France and now in the US.
As a result, many more very good furniture items were made in the Netherlands than in other countries.
The population became richer and therefore all people benefited.