Lot 550 | Germany | MAHOGANY WRITING CABINET WITH ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS

MAHOGANY WRITING CABINET WITH ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS.

Germany.
Date: Ca. 1815.
Technique: Mahogany, maple amongst others polished, wood white-polychromed or gold-plated. Gilt bronze and brass applications.
Description: Two-part, tall rectangular body with three-drawer base with fall-front writing desk and
stepped, architectural structure. At the top, in the raised central niche with mirrored
rear panel, a small pavilion with dome is inserted. The sides are flanked by lower
compartments, the front by hinged doors with niches and the outer sides by columns. The
writing compartment on the sides has built-in drawers, each with three small drawers under
two open compartments. In the middle is an architectural installation with an open
staircase, columns, and a mirrored rear panel.
Measurement: 200x108x53cm.

Provenance:
Private collection North Rhine-Westphalia.

Literature:
Kreisel, Heinrich: Die Kunst des Deutschen Möbels, volume 3, Munich 1970. A writing cabinet with very comparable architectural decorative elements see ill.407.