A Franco-Flemish carved walnut cupboard 16th century

the upper section with two doors each with four linenfold panels above a central frieze centred by a heraldic motif and flanked by masks above two conforming doors

Colour less orange and more attractive and natural than in the catalogue photograph. Some later hinges. The central panels of the cupboard doors to the top are later as well as the central fleur-de-lys mount. Old marks chips and scratches throughout consistent with age and use. Some areas of infill. There are cracks in both bottom side panels to the left and right. There are cracks to the rear left side and bottom left panel on the same side.
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