An unusual Italian carved walnut cabinet, Florentine 17th century

with a rectangular moulded top above a trapezoidal central section with a pair of doors enclosing a shelf and a later drawer, on truncated shapes trestle supports

The top has a couple of restored cracks which have not been well executed and would benefit from some minor attention. There are vertical cracks in the front right door and the right side, which can either be filled or left. The left side panel is possibly a later replacement. The right trestle support has possibly been replaced. Evidence of old worm and insect damage as visible from photograph and which appears to be no longer active. There is a vertical crack in the second from left panel, which can easily be filled. In overall good condition. Very unusual piece.
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Comparative Literature:
Mario Tinti, Il Mobilio Fiorentino, Milano-Roma, plate CLV, for a similarly shaped cabinet in the Orselli Collection, reproduced here in fig. 1.