Wig cabinet (cabinet de coiffure) ca. 1685 Johann Daniel Sommer II German This wig cabinet is one of the most elaborate examples of its kind, a work of great refinement and supreme craftsmanship.1 The exterior is decorated with extremely fine boulle marquetry, which retains many of the original engraved details.2 Furthermore, it is an early example of the migration of this type of metal-and-tortoiseshell (or horn) marquetry and the High Baroque style in French furniture to the German-speaking cultural areas (see the catalogue entries for acc. nos. 1986.38.1, 1986.365.3). It is obvious that the creator of this cabinet, Johann Daniel Sommer II, occupies a key position in the history of European furniture-making. Unfortunately, the most important facts about his career remain obscure. He was born in 1643 into a dynasty of craftsmen. His grandfather was a carpenter, and his father, Eberhardt Sommer (1610-1677), worked as a carpenter, master builder, and gunmaker in the Franconian town

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Wig cabinet (cabinet de coiffure) ca. 1685 Johann Daniel Sommer II German This wig cabinet is one of the most elaborate examples of its kind, a work of great refinement and supreme craftsmanship.1 The exterior is decorated with extremely fine boulle marquetry, which retains many of the original engraved details.2 Furthermore, it is an early example of the migration of this type of metal-and-tortoiseshell (or horn) marquetry and the High Baroque style in French furniture to the German-speaking cultural areas (see the catalogue entries for acc. nos. 1986.38.1, 1986.365.3). It is obvious that the creator of this cabinet, Johann Daniel Sommer II, occupies a key position in the history of European furniture-making. Unfortunately, the most important facts about his career remain obscure. He was born in 1643 into a dynasty of craftsmen. His grandfather was a carpenter, and his father, Eberhardt Sommer (1610-1677), worked as a carpenter, master builder, and gunmaker in the Franconian town

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