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17th Century Seaweed Marquetry Walnut Cabinet on Stand.
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17th Century Seaweed Marquetry Walnut Cabinet on Stand.

17th century
Description

A 17th century WM & Mary seaweed marquetry walnut cabinet on stand, attributed to Gerrit Jensen

Physical Dimensions
Height
170.2cm (67.01")
Width
121.9cm (47.99")
Depth
52.1cm (20.51")
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Blank Canvas Antiques has dated this Seaweed Marquetry Walnut Cabinet to the 17th Century.

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SA1192292
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Description
A 17th century WM & Mary seaweed marquetry walnut cabinet on stand, attributed to Gerrit Jensen
Height
170.2cm (67.01")
Width
121.9cm (47.99")
Depth
52.1cm (20.51")
Date of Manufacture

Blank Canvas Antiques has dated this Seaweed Marquetry Walnut Cabinet to the 17th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1192292
Blank Canvas Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Sep 2009
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A seventeenth-century walnut cabinet on stand decorated with intricate seaweed marquetry scrollwork across the double doors, frieze, drawers, and turned legs.
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Archive I A seventeenth-century walnut cabinet on stand decorated with intricate seaweed marquetry scrollwork across the double doors, frieze, drawers, and turned legs.

17th Century Seaweed Marquetry Walnut Cabinet on Stand.

Archive II A seventeenth-century walnut cabinet on stand decorated with intricate seaweed marquetry scrollwork across the double doors, frieze, drawers, and turned legs. View II
Archive III A seventeenth-century walnut cabinet on stand decorated with intricate seaweed marquetry scrollwork across the double doors, frieze, drawers, and turned legs. View III
Archive IV A seventeenth-century walnut cabinet on stand decorated with intricate seaweed marquetry scrollwork across the double doors, frieze, drawers, and turned legs. View IV
Archive V A seventeenth-century walnut cabinet on stand decorated with intricate seaweed marquetry scrollwork across the double doors, frieze, drawers, and turned legs. View V
Archive VI A seventeenth-century walnut cabinet on stand decorated with intricate seaweed marquetry scrollwork across the double doors, frieze, drawers, and turned legs. View VI
Archive VII A seventeenth-century walnut cabinet on stand decorated with intricate seaweed marquetry scrollwork across the double doors, frieze, drawers, and turned legs. View VII
Archive VIII A seventeenth-century walnut cabinet on stand decorated with intricate seaweed marquetry scrollwork across the double doors, frieze, drawers, and turned legs. View VIII
Archive IX A seventeenth-century walnut cabinet on stand decorated with intricate seaweed marquetry scrollwork across the double doors, frieze, drawers, and turned legs. View IX
Archive X A seventeenth-century walnut cabinet on stand decorated with intricate seaweed marquetry scrollwork across the double doors, frieze, drawers, and turned legs. View X
Archive XI A seventeenth-century walnut cabinet on stand decorated with intricate seaweed marquetry scrollwork across the double doors, frieze, drawers, and turned legs. View XI
Archive XII A seventeenth-century walnut cabinet on stand decorated with intricate seaweed marquetry scrollwork across the double doors, frieze, drawers, and turned legs. View XII
Archive XIII A seventeenth-century walnut cabinet on stand decorated with intricate seaweed marquetry scrollwork across the double doors, frieze, drawers, and turned legs. View XIII
Archive XIV A seventeenth-century walnut cabinet on stand decorated with intricate seaweed marquetry scrollwork across the double doors, frieze, drawers, and turned legs. View XIV
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A seventeenth-century walnut cabinet on stand decorated with intricate seaweed marquetry scrollwork across the double doors, frieze, drawers, and turned legs.
17th century seaweed marquetry walnut cabinet on stand.
Ref: SA1192292
A seventeenth-century walnut cabinet on stand decorated with intricate seaweed marquetry scrollwork across the double doors, frieze, drawers, and turned legs.
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  • ObjectCabinet on Stand
  • Period17th century
  • StyleWilliam & Mary
  • MaterialWalnut, Boxwood, Brass
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsSeaweed marquetry, Turned legs, Shaped stretcher, Cushion frieze
  • SizeH 170.2 cm (67 in) x W 121.9 cm (48 in) x D 52.1 cm (21 in)

This seventeenth-century William and Mary cabinet on stand consists of an upper cabinet with double doors and a cushion frieze above a table base containing three drawers, four turned legs with ball feet, and a shaped stretcher. The piece is constructed from walnut with intricate seaweed marquetry scrollwork in boxwood across the doors, frieze, drawers, and legs, alongside brass keyhole escutcheons and visible natural timber grain variations in warm brown tones. The entire furniture item stands 170.2 cm high, 121.9 cm wide, and 52.1 cm deep, creating a commanding presence in a room. In a contemporary home, this cabinet functions as a statement storage piece in a hallway, reception room, or study, providing surface space on the stand top and concealed storage behind the doors and within the drawers. The historic design and detailed marquetry suit traditional English country house interiors as well as period living spaces, where it accommodates decorative objects on top or serves as a focal point against a neutral wall.

Seaweed marquetry, popular during the late seventeenth century in England, features fine scrollwork and arabesque foliage patterns crafted from contrasting wood veneers that resemble delicate marine algae.

These cabinets were typically built with a solid oak or pine carcass, veneered in figured walnut, and detailed with inlaid boxwood, holly, or sycamore to form the intricate marquetry motifs.

Authentic pieces from this period exhibit hand-cut dovetail joints, original oak drawer linings, turned or tapered legs joined by shaped stretchers, and hand-sawn veneer work rather than machine-cut panels.

An elaborate cabinet functions as a focal piece when placed against a plain backdrop in a hallway, dining room, or reception room, balancing contemporary architecture with historical texture.

Keep the piece in a climate-controlled room away from direct heat sources and UV light, dust with a dry microfibre cloth, and apply a thin coat of natural beeswax annually to preserve the wood finish.
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