"English Cabinet Oyster Shell - William And Mary"
English cabinet in olive wood marquetry called "Oyster Shell" inlaid with concentric circles and ebony rosettes, opening with two leaves revealing eight drawers and a door concealing a series of three secret drawers .
It rests on a rectangular base molded in ogee above a drawer and five twisted legs in the purest English style William & Mary. William III period - 17th century
The name "Oyster Shell" comes from the end grain marquetry present on ...