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Fine 18th-century Flemish Ebony & Parquetry Table Casket
Colton Antiques
for sale €3,218     $3,493
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Fine 18th-century Flemish Ebony & Parquetry Table Casket

18th century
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An 18th-century Flemish ebony casket featuring intricate geometric parquetry panels. Its refined proportions and exceptional artistry make it a striking statement piece for a library table, dressing room, or collector's cabinet.

The casket opens to reveal a beautifully fitted interior with a series of small drawers, showcasing superb period joinery. The exterior is adorned with meticulous parquetry work, displaying the high level of craftsmanship characteristic of 18th-century Flanders.

The piece is in showroom condition. The ebony frame and parquetry panels are structurally sound, all internal drawers operate smoothly, and the wood has been gently cleaned and polished to preserve its deep, original period patina.

Dimensions:

Height: 23.5cm

Width: 23cm

Depth: 15cm

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Colton Antiques has dated this Flemish Ebony Table Casket to the 18th Century.

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An 18th-century Flemish ebony casket featuring intricate geometric parquetry panels.
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Its refined proportions and exceptional artistry make it a striking statement piece for a library table, dressing room, or collector's cabinet.
Colton Antiques
fig 1. An eighteenth-century black ebonised wooden table casket with raised side panels, corner pilasters, bun feet, and a brass keyhole with key.
fig 1. Fine 18th-century Flemish Ebony & Parquetry Table Casket

The casket opens to reveal a beautifully fitted interior with a series of small drawers, showcasing superb period joinery. The exterior is adorned with meticulous parquetry work, displaying the high level of craftsmanship characteristic of 18th-century Flanders.

fig 2. An eighteenth-century black ebonised wooden table casket with raised side panels, corner pilasters, bun feet, and a brass keyhole with key.
fig 2. Fine 18th-century Flemish Ebony & Parquetry Table Casket

The piece is in showroom condition. The ebony frame and parquetry panels are structurally sound, all internal drawers operate smoothly, and the wood has been gently cleaned and polished to preserve its deep, original period patina.

Dimensions:

Height: 23.5cm

Width: 23cm

Depth: 15cm

Date of Manufacture

Colton Antiques has dated this Flemish Ebony Table Casket to the 18th Century.

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SA1159579
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005
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Archive I An eighteenth-century black ebonised wooden table casket with raised side panels, corner pilasters, bun feet, and a brass keyhole with key.

Fine 18th-century Flemish Ebony & Parquetry Table Casket

Archive II An eighteenth-century black ebonised wooden table casket with raised side panels, corner pilasters, bun feet, and a brass keyhole with key. View II
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An eighteenth-century black ebonised wooden table casket with raised side panels, corner pilasters, bun feet, and a brass keyhole with key.
Fine 18th-Century Flemish Ebony & Parquetry Table Casket
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An eighteenth-century black ebonised wooden table casket with raised side panels, corner pilasters, bun feet, and a brass keyhole with key.
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An eighteenth-century Flemish table casket is a compact, decorative wooden chest originating from the Low Countries, designed to hold precious documents, jewellery, or personal valuables on a desk or table top.

These caskets were typically constructed from hardwoods such as oak or pine, surfaced with genuine ebony veneer or chemically ebonised fruitwood, often featuring brass keyhole escutcheons and wrought iron internal lock mechanisms.

Authentic period pieces feature hand-cut dovetail or mortise-and-tenon joinery, architectural mouldings such as ripple or wave patterns, hand-forged lock hardware, and subtle, uneven wear on the base and interior surfaces.

A dark wooden casket provides visual grounding when styled on a modern sideboard, desk, or entryway console, acting as a functional storage receptacle for keys or trinkets alongside contemporary artwork.

Keep the piece away from direct sunlight and fluctuating humidity to prevent wood shrinkage or veneer cracking, dust regularly with a soft dry cloth, and apply a high-grade beeswax polish sparingly.
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