The Nijland Sideboard
1924
Artists
Dimensions
90.17 x 149.86 x 52.07 cm (35 1/2 x 59 x 20 1/2 in.)
Provenance
Artist, created 1924, gift; to the daughter of D. Nijland, sold; [at Christie's Amsterdam, 1988, Sale, 7 June 1988, lot # 425]; to private collector, sold; [through Galerie Ulrich Fiedler]; to Fogg Art Museum, 2002.
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