DIJON, attribuée à Hugues SAMBIN (1520-1601) et grisailles d'Evrard BREDIN (1550-1596) Two-part cabinet. Carved walnut, native wood inlays and painted panels, opening on the top with three leaves and three drawers and two leaves on the bottom. Decorated with masculine and feminine terms, friezes of palmettes, laurel branches, fruit groups, rectangular cartouche and hearts; curved lower door panels painted in grisaille and gold, one depicting the allegory of Justice accompanied by the inscription VIRTVTIS HAVD VNA ATQ. OPVM AESTIMATIO EST, date 1573, the other depicting the allegory of Wisdom, accompanied by the inscription SAPIENTIAM MODESTIA PROGRESSIO ELOQVENTIA FELICITATEM HAEC PERFICIT, date 1573 and signature E. BREDIN PINXIT. BREDIN PINXIT after engravings by Achille Bocchi (1488-1562). Total height: 202 cm - Width: 145.7 cm - Depth: 62 cm. Lateral parts of the upper body, bottom and sides refinished, wear to a grisaille. Provenance: Paris Sale Paris, Galerie Georges Petit, April 29, 1922, exp. Mannheim, lot 176. Then by descent.