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Well, in fact there' s a bit of a surprise because we know now that it could not have belonged to Mary Queen of Scots. In fact it was made in the second half of the 17th century, almost 60 years after she died. Oh, no. So when did people realise when this was actually made? Well, in the early 20th century people began to reassess their works of art, but it is still the most beautiful cabinet. It is in amazing condition and what it is, it' s tortoise shell here on these raised elements and then on an ebony ground, but shall we have a look inside? Sure. And what was it for? Wealthy collectors in 17th century Flanders would have purchased these cabinets and then stored their various precious items inside and I want to just show you, if we open up inside here. I' m afraid there' s nothing in there today, but back in the 17th century, the collector would have placed his prized statuette in the centre there with a mirrored recess to show it off at every angle. So it' s like a little theatre? It is very theatrical. Exactly. It was a great status symbol. It' s fantastically nouveau in a way, " Come and look at the thing I' ve just bought." Well, nothing changes. Wow, I' ve never seen anything like it, I have to say. |
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shì shí shàng, zhè bù kě néng shì mǎ lì de yí wù. qí shí zài 17 shì jì xià bàn yè zhì chéng, zài tā sǐ hòu jī jìn 60 nián, shén me shí hòu què dìng tā de zhì zuò nián fèn? 20 shì jì chū, rén men kāi shǐ chóng xīn jiān dìng cáng pǐn. bù guò, tā shǐ zhōng shì gè hěn měi lì de guì zi, yòu bǎo cún de zhè me hǎo. zhè shì dài mào, hé hēi tán mù bèi jǐng hù xiāng huī yìng, bù rú kàn kàn lǐ miàn? duì, yǒu shén me zuò yòng? 17 shì jì de fù yǒu shōu cáng jiā, bǎ zhēn guì de dōng xī shōu cáng zài zhèi xiē guì zi. wǒ bǎ mén dǎ kāi, ràng nǐ kàn kàn lǐ miàn, jīn tiān méi yǒu shōu cáng pǐn zài nèi, dàn 17 shì jì de shōu cáng jiā, huì bǎ zhēn cáng de sù xiàng fàng zài zhōng yāng. āo wèi yǒu jìng zi, kě zhào chū měi gè jiǎo dù, hǎo xiàng yí gè xiǎo jù chǎng? què shí hěn yǒu xì jù xiào guǒ, yě shì shēn fèn xiàng zhēng, hū péng huàn yǒu, huí jiā kàn xīn de shōu cáng pǐn? zhè zhǒng fēng qì yǒng héng bù biàn, wǒ cóng wèi jiàn shí guò lèi sì de cáng pǐn. |