11-26-2012, 07:10 PM
OK, assuming they are not bundles, this is still a display cabinet, a stall from which ware is sold. The four "columns" are recessed into the tableau. They do not seem to have a structural function, as it is a cabinet on which the doors, now seen open, close.
So I will venture another guess, taking Matt’s idea a bit further. They could be drawer like constructions, in which the knives are hung in slots. This would explain the tapered look of the “bundles” and the furniture character of the four square parts, which are level with the doors closing. Pulling one out would give access to the knives hung in them. In a portable cabinet, one tries to be as efficient with space as possible while showing off the wares at their best advantage.
So I will venture another guess, taking Matt’s idea a bit further. They could be drawer like constructions, in which the knives are hung in slots. This would explain the tapered look of the “bundles” and the furniture character of the four square parts, which are level with the doors closing. Pulling one out would give access to the knives hung in them. In a portable cabinet, one tries to be as efficient with space as possible while showing off the wares at their best advantage.
