AN ITALIAN WALNUT AND MARQUETRY CABINETLATE 17TH CENTURYThe arched ebonised cornice above an inlaid frieze classical scene within an arch, above a panelled door, similarly inlaid and surrounded by eleven short drawers on moulded plinth base86cm highAtop an associated, later, stand base with tapering hexagonal legs ending in bun feet and joined by a platform stretcher178cm high, 90cm wide, 33cm deep overallProvenance: Formerly the Messel family collection in the Long Drawing Room at Nymans and thence by descent to Oliver Messel Supplied by Oliver Messel to Frederick and Phyllis Watkins for Flaxley AbbeyFor a smaller cabinet incorporating closely related marquetry, see Bonham's, Los Angeles, The Elegant Home, 26th June 2018, Lot 52 (£3,340).