A 17th century Dutch wall table

Period:
Circa 1685
Dimensions:
77 x 80 x 45 cm
Reference:
100-546

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A 17th century Dutch wall table

This marble-topped wall table rests on a gilded wooden base in the shape of an eagle standing on a sphere.
 
The eagle stands for the higher, the serpent for the earthly.
 
A carved base was fashionable at the time, second half of the 17th century.
 
Often the "kwab" ornaments of these tables were combined with flowers and/or fruits, animals or cherubs.
 
An eagle with protruding wings was not common.
 
Dutch, about 1685.
 
Literatuur: Het Hollandse pronkpoppenhuis, interieur en huishouden in de 17de en 18de eeuw door Jet Pijzel-Dommisse.
 

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