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Attributed to Jacobus Fiamengo
The Onians Cabinetcirca 1600

Not on view
Large ebony cabinet with dense ivory or bone relief carvings depicting figural scenes across three horizontal registers, flanked by marble-shafted columns, on tapered feet
Ebonized wood cabinet with ivory or bone inlay, architectural form featuring a cornice with dentil molding, a semicircular arch with a carved figural medallion, and a large central panel engraved with a battle scene of figures on horseback.
Ebonized wood cabinet with ivory or bone inlay, architectural form featuring a pedimented cornice, arched niche with carved relief medallion, and large central panel engraved with a landscape scene, geometric banding throughout.
Ebonized wood cabinet with extensive ivory relief panels depicting figural scenes, set within an architectural facade with pilasters, columns, and a dentil cornice; circular medallions along the frieze, rectangular narrative panels on doors and lower register, with ivory inlay banding throughout.
Detail of an ebonized wood cabinet with ivory or bone inlay, featuring a central circular panel engraved with a standing armored figure holding a spear and shield in a landscape. Flanking pilasters bear finely engraved foliate and figural decoration; geometric and scrollwork borders frame the composition.
Ebony and ivory or bone inlaid cabinet panel featuring a central circular medallion with an engraved armored figure in dynamic pose amid a landscape, flanked by pilasters with female-headed term figures and foliate inlay on a black ground, with a scrolling acanthus frieze below.
Ebony and ivory or bone inlaid cabinet panel featuring a circular engraved medallion of a standing female figure holding a sword and scales, flanked by pilasters with carved female masks and floral motifs on a dark ground.
Ebony and ivory cabinet detail featuring a central circular medallion with an engraved armored figure holding a lance in a landscape with architecture; flanked by ivory pilasters inlaid with grotesque masks and floral motifs on a dark ground.
Ebony and ivory cabinet detail featuring a central circular engraved ivory plaque depicting an armored figure with shield and spear in a landscape with buildings, flanked by ivory pilasters with engraved grotesque masks and floral motifs on a dark ebonized ground.
Ebony cabinet with engraved ivory panels; central door features a detailed scene of robed and armored figures in an architectural setting, flanked by vertical ivory strips with carved caryatid figures, medallion portraits, and grotesque ornament against dark ebony ground.
Detail of an ebonized wood cabinet inlaid with carved ivory panels; central door depicts a group of armored Roman soldiers with spears before a classical architectural backdrop; surrounding ivory strips feature scrolling foliage, herms, portrait medallions, and grotesque masks in fine engraved detail.
Ebony cabinet panel with engraved ivory inlay depicting a crowd of armored figures on horseback entering an arched city gate, framed by carved ivory columns with figural decoration and scrolling acanthus borders above and below.
Ebonized wood cabinet with engraved ivory panels; central door features a scene of armored soldiers with spears before a city, flanked by vertical strips with carved allegorical figures, grotesque masks, and medallion portrait roundels, with foliate scroll frieze above.
Ebony and ivory cabinet panel featuring a central engraved ivory plaque depicting armored figures with spears and shields before a harbor with ships' rigging, framed by ebonized columns inlaid with carved ivory strips showing caryatid figures, medallion portraits, and foliate ornament.
Ebonized cabinet detail with engraved ivory panel depicting an armored knight on horseback in combat, lance lowered, with soldiers and a fortified building in the background; set within carved ivory moldings against dark wood.
Ebonized cabinet detail with an engraved ivory or bone panel depicting two armored figures in combat, one raising a sword and the other carrying a shield, set against a landscape background; surrounded by ebony moldings with scrollwork inlay.
Detail of an ebony and ivory cabinet, showing engraved ivory panels set into dark ebony moldings. Central panel features a winged figure amid dense scrolling acanthus foliage; upper panel displays a grotesque face among similar arabesques. Fine incised linework in black against cream-colored ivory.
Engraved ivory panel set into an ebonized wood cabinet, depicting an armored standing figure with raised sword and shield over a fallen figure, with a tower and landscape in the background; fine crosshatched linework throughout.
Engraved ivory panel set into an ebonized wood cabinet, depicting armored soldiers in a battle scene before a fortified tower, with a kneeling figure at right; fine linear engraving with architectural border details.
Ebonized wood cabinet with ivory or bone inlay, featuring architectural cornice with dentils at top, a semicircular arch enclosing a bearded mask with foliate decoration, and a large lower panel with an engraved battle scene depicting armored figures with spears and shields.
Ebony cabinet with ivory and bone inlay, featuring an architectural facade with dentil cornice, a semicircular arch with carved foliate decoration and a central mask, and a large engraved ivory panel depicting a battle or procession scene with figures on horseback.
Artist or Maker
Attributed to Jacobus Fiamengo
Italy, Naples, active circa 1580-circa 1630
Title
The Onians Cabinet
Place Made
Italy, Naples
Date Made
circa 1600
Medium
Ebony, ivory, exotic woods, steel
Dimensions
27 1/2 x 46 x 16 in. (69.85 x 116.84 x 40.64 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the 2000 Collectors Committee
Accession Number
M.2000.64.1
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Provenance

Ernest Onians (1905-1995).

Baylham Mill, Baylham, Suffolk; sold by his estate.

1995 G. Sarti.