Writing cabinets symbolized the prestige & education of their owners and frequently appeared in formal portraits as indicators of their status. This ornate cabinet features diverse choices of marquetry throughout its complex design ( @V_and_A). 1/

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Pewter inlay is also incorporated with the owner’s arms and a date of 1716. Johannes Gallus Jacob commissioned the workshop of Servatius Arend, court cabinet-maker at Würzburg, although his younger brother, journeyman Jacob Arend, and Johannes Wittalm produced it. 2/
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