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Cabinet (upper part of a set)
late 17th–early 18th century
Object Place: Peru
Medium/Technique
Mother-of-pearl and tortoiseshell inlay, Spanish cedar (cedrela odorata), mahogany
Dimensions
Overall: 67.3 x 109.2 x 35.6 cm (26 1/2 x 43 x 14 in.)
Credit Line
Henry H. and Zoe Oliver Sherman Fund
Accession Number2019.604.2
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsFurniture – Case furniture and boxes
ProvenanceProbably between 1930s and 1960s, acquired by José Iturbi (b. 1895– d. 1980), Beverly Hills, CA [see note]; about 1980, transferred from the estate of José Iturbi to the José Iturbi Foundation, Los Angeles; June 2, 2008, José Iturbi Foundation sale (“Property from the Estate of José Iturbi and Marion Seabury Sold to Benefit the José Iturbi Foundation”), Bonhams and Butterfields, Los Angeles, lot 100, to Amir Mohteshemi (dealer), London; 2010, sold by Mohteshemi to Frank Giustra, Fiore Arts and Collectibles, Vancouver, Canada; 2019, sold by Giustra to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 19, 2019)
NOTE: The cabinet was installed in Iturbi’s Los Angeles mansion, which he occupied from 1945 until his death in 1980. Most of the furnishings in the home were acquired between the 1930s and 1960s. The upper and lower parts of the cabinet were sold separately in 2008 and reunited in 2010, at which time the cabinet was first placed on loan to the MFA.
NOTE: The cabinet was installed in Iturbi’s Los Angeles mansion, which he occupied from 1945 until his death in 1980. Most of the furnishings in the home were acquired between the 1930s and 1960s. The upper and lower parts of the cabinet were sold separately in 2008 and reunited in 2010, at which time the cabinet was first placed on loan to the MFA.