Elegant display cabinet in Louis XV line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm">Beautiful honey-coloured mahogany.

Artfully carved carving in the hood and the foot rail.

The base cabinet is double-curved and the drawers have typical rococo fittings. (asymmetrical)

The inside of the drawers is made of fine quarter-sawn oak.

The back is also made of thin quarter-sawn panels.

The lock is original, a suitable key is missing, I have added an old key as a to pull. It fits in the lock.

Underneath two beautifully carved claw feet gripping a ball.

Beautiful Column cabinet from the mid-17th century.

Named after the heavy half columns that you see in the middle and along the sides.

This design is derived from classical Greek and Roman temple construction.

Beautifully detailed fluting and joints in the columns.

Beautiful bases underneath.

In fact, such a cabinet is a reflection of classical architecture in wood.

This cabinet only got these ball feet in the 18th century.

At that time, this was an innovation and people thought that it was meant to be that way.

Before that, this piece of furniture had 'klos' legs - a continuation of what you see above the ball feet.

The oak is quarter-sawn, which is why it has that striking grain structure.

Underneath a wide drawer that is fully incorporated into the design.

The hood has that far-protruding flat horizontal edge that is typical of early 17th century Dutch cabinets.

Inside two original shelves.

The lock (see photo) is original.

Elegant secretary, mid 18th century, around 1750.

Burr walnut from the roots of the tree.

This model is called double curved because of the shape of the drawers.

Beautiful and extensive interior with two unusual secret compartments.

There are two drawers on the left and right, if you first pull these drawers out completely and then pull the edge under the drawers towards you, there is a secret compartment behind them that is hidden behind the drawers.

There is also a ‘cellar’ behind the writing area.

You can slide this flat back – there is a storage space underneath.

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The writing area is covered with green felt.

The writing cover is slightly bent so that the lock no longer works.

Beautiful claw feet on the front and beautiful carving on the plinth.

Exceptionally beautifully executed Dutch three-door cabinet.

This type is already quite rare, and then also so richly and artistically executed

is very rare.

In the panels we see thinly sawn coromandel wood everywhere.

This wood looks like ebony but it has a clear pattern of wide stripes.

A precious type of wood that had to be imported from Sri Lanka.

Three horizontal doors placed one above the other.

Heavy duty - 5.5 cm thick edges and sturdy panels with deep bosses on the inside.

Between the doors are rails with artistic and skilled stitching.

Also on the sides under the cornice we see beautiful stitching of acanthus tendrils.

The sides have a beautiful framework of rails and panels with fine profiles.

Above the doors is a flat frieze with carvings of small arches, as we often see in 17th century Dutch cabinets.

All locks are original and so are the keys.

The cabinet stands on small ball feet.

Beautiful Zeeland cushion cabinet.

The proportions are typical for Zeeland: quite low and wide.

Beautiful blond oak - quarter sawn in beautiful contrast with blackened wood.

Under a wide drawer.

Beautiful panels in the sides.

The blackened cushions have the shape of a cut gemstone.

Original lock and key.

Little restoration: the hind legs were restored long ago, usually.

pantry.

Rare English pantry that was used to store food.

All those ventilation holes were made for this purpose.

The cupboard can be opened on three sides, from the front, the flap can be lifted at the top and the side panel can be slid out on the right side.

Early hinges, in the shape of a butterfly.

We see these hinges in the Middle Ages up to the beginning of the 17th century.

typical dark English patina.

Simple and straight chest.

Only the lid has clamps with profiles.

Beautiful weathered oak.

Inside a document tray.

The chest is made with very wide parts of oak that are connected with dovetails.

Inside still the original lock - with key - but not in use.

Opium table, mid-19th century.

The British grew poppies on a large scale in Afghanistan and India to make opium.

They sold this opium to Indonesia and China.

And forced the Chinese to accept this as a means of payment. (see Opium Wars)

This table was made in Afghanistan.

Opium was also grown there for the British traders.

People there became addicted to opium, went to a place where they could enjoy their addiction undisturbed – opium kit.

These places also existed in England at the time.

The table you see is such an opium table, also called a daybed.

A table where you could lie down, undisturbed, for hours, to be in an opium stupor.

Under the influence of opium you can often not move for hours.

Beautiful carvings all around.

This table stood against a wall – the front legs are much more elaborate.

It is sturdy and ready for use.

As a coffee table of course.

Length 194 cm. Depth 87 cm. Height 60 cm.

Opium table, mid-19th century.

The British grew poppies on a large scale in Afghanistan and India to make opium.

They sold this opium to Indonesia and China.

And forced the Chinese to accept this as a means of payment against silver, silk and tea,  (see Opium Wars)

This table was made in Afghanistan.

Opium was also grown there for the British traders.

People there became addicted to opium, went to a place where they could enjoy their addiction undisturbed – opium kit.

These places also existed in England at the time.

The table you see is such an opium table, also called a daybed.

A table where you could lie down, undisturbed, for hours, to be in an opium stupor.

Under the influence of opium you can often not move for hours.

Beautiful carvings all around.

This table stood against a wall – the front legs are much more elaborate.

It is sturdy and ready for use.

As a coffee table of course.

Length 194 cm. Depth 87 cm. Height 60 cm.

Dutch walnut two-door cabinet.

Around 1795 – 1820.

Sometimes called a notary cabinet.

Classic model, we see architecture in wood.

Broadly speaking, as a Dutch building from the 18th or early 19th century looks.

Very beautiful warm walnut.

Under the two doors a wide drawer nicely incorporated into the design.

The cabinet stands on two walnut ball legs.

Beautiful heavy hood with a flat frieze.

Inside an oak interior of thin quarter-sawn panels.

Two large shelves each with two drawers underneath.

Above that two narrower shelves.

These cabinets can be taken apart and reassembled for transport.

Funerary statue of the Bongo people in South Sudan.

The Bongo people of western South Sudan erected large wooden sculptures around the carved figures of important members of the community. These tall, pole-like monuments take a simple human form: a male figure standing with bent knees and, generally, arms held close to the body.
In this statue, the right arm is bent in greeting. This may/will retain a connection with a specific aspect of the deceased.

The soft modeling of the body and the sensitive treatment of the face and head give the piece a simple but natural aesthetic. The eyes of this figure were originally accented with beads that have continually been lost, leaving hollow cavities.

It was wise for the Bongo to honor high-ranking hunters and warriors by placing these carved wooden effigies on their graves. It is not clear to what extent the effigies on the deceased seem obligatory, but in ten at least a few cases the sculptures capture personal adornments, such as bracelets and scarification patterns. During his life, a Bongo man could bring honor and prestige by successfully fortifying large animals or achieving victories in strength. Some Bongo effigies are even carved to indicate the number of successful qualities of the deceased. The post was presented simultaneously by the relatives of the deceased, usually about a year after his death, during a ceremony accompanied by a large feast.

Bark painting from new guinea. 
Provenance: Bark cloth or tapa with geometric decoration, 
Oceania - holes and wear, especially around fold lines -, 
origin: Antony Jan Gooszen (1884-1922), 
officer in the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army, 
200 x 170 cm