Early Victorian Boulle-work and ebony inkstand after George Bullock, Early Victorian Boulle-work and ebony inkstand after George Bullock (ca. 1840)

In the early 17th century a new speciality – ebony joinery – was introduced in Amsterdam cabinetry. Ebony cabinetmakers produced furniture veneered in precious exotic woods such as...

This inkstand was made for the Orangist Jan Knotter, a bargeman who was granted the right to navigate between Leiden and Delft in 1675. The arms of Leiden and Delft held up by lion...