A German porcelain mounted ebony-veneered walnut cabinet Possibly Dresden, circa 1890

Overall good restored condition; porcelain with restorations which are fairly invisible with very minor discoloration to the inpainting in places; small chips and losses to the extremities of the figures especially to the fingers; left side panel with age cracks; door lacking the keyhole escutcheon and with age cracks with very minor losses around cracks; repaired breaks to front right porcelain plinth of front left corner of gallery; old repaired hairline crack to bottom left corner of central porcelain panel of frieze drawer; chip to beading of back left foot; overall with some rubbing and wear to the gilding and with some dirt in places.
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