17th Century German Marquetry Table Cabinet. Cabinet is finely crafted with marquetry featuring a floral design on single outer door. The interior is fitted with drawers and cupboards inlaid with architectural scenes. They were used for storing small trinkets, items, or collections. The cabinet can serve as both a functional storage piece and a decorative work of art showcasing the artistry and craftmanship of the time. The craftsmen of the Augsburg region in Germany were specialized in the creation of these small collectors’ boxes intended to contain objects of curiosity, ancient coins, excavation pieces, precious or scientific objects, minerals and small fossils or more simply all pieces likely to constitute a collection.