17th Century Italian Ivory And Ebony Inlaid Cabinet

This precious table cabinet opens with a lid revealing ten drawers richly decorated with ivory and ebony marquetry depicting foliage and scrolls, each drawer has an ivory pull button. The interior of the lid receives a similar decor of ivory foliage on ebony background in the geometric frames. The exterior of the cabinet is in ebony veneer, rosewood and ivory nets forming a geometric decoration consisting of rectangles and squares. Central drawes has a secret compartment accessible from its back.
17th century, Milan, Italy.
Very good condition, later lock.
Dimensions: h. 33 cm, l. 48 cm, p. 28 cm
This type of cabinet was originally intended for collectors and was intended for curiosity cabinets (Kunstkammer and Wonderkammer).