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C.A. (Carel Adolph) Lion Cachet
Portfolio standcirca 1903

Not on view
Carved wooden folding chair with a tall cross-shaped back featuring openwork animal and foliage decoration, flanked by large triangular side panels with dense relief carving, on splayed legs with brass casters
Carved wooden easel with tall vertical back panel featuring inlaid striped decoration and pierced fretwork panels of interlaced foliage and figures; lower section with deeply carved scrolling acanthus and mask motifs; folding X-frame base with cross-stretchers.
Designer
C.A. (Carel Adolph) Lion Cachet
The Netherlands, Amsterdam, 1864 - 1945
Manufacturer
E.J. van Wisselingh & Co.
The Netherlands, Amsterdam, founded 1838
Title
Portfolio stand
Date Made
circa 1903
Medium
Oak, Macassar ebony (diospyros celebica), walnut, brass
Dimensions
48 1/16 × 25 9/16 × 14 15/16 in. (122 × 65 × 38 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce M. Newman through the 2020 Decorative Arts and Design Acquisitions Committee (DA²) in memory of Peter Loughrey
Accession Number
M.2020.137
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design

Related Unframed

2020 DA² Acquisitions
2020 DA² Acquisitions
  • September 2, 2020
  • Wendy Kaplan, Bobbye Tigerman, Rosie Mills, Staci Steinberger