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Lot 48 | Wohl Umkreis Main, Franken, Würzburg | Baroque chest of drawers with display cabinet top
Estimate
5.000
- 6.000
€
D
Result:
(incl. premium)
7.260 €
BAROQUE CHEST OF DRAWERS WITH DISPLAY CABINET TOP.
Wohl Umkreis Main, Franken, Würzburg.
Date: Around 1760/65.
Technique: Softwood body with walnut, maple and other veneers.
Description: Curved base with three drawers and geometric inlays as well as a pull-out writing desk.
The top is glassed on three sides, with double-doors and three small drawers on four small
rocaille feet. The three drawers decorated with fine inlays with architectural landscapes.
Measurement: 218,5x139x69cm.
Provenance:
Private collection Rhineland.
Literature:
- Dobler, Uwe: Barockmöbel. Bürgerliche Möbel aus zwei Jahrhunderten, Augsburg 1992, compare further examples of this type of furniture p. 108f.
- Schatt, Christian: Barock- und Rokoko-Möbel. Mobiliar aus Bürgerhäusern und Herrensitzen des 17. und 18. Jh., Munich 2000, compare similar examples of a loose placement of the top on the commode p.140 and 149.
The emerging desire for a luxurious lifestyle and its display helped this type of furniture to flourish. Finally valuable porcelains could be displayed in a representative manner.
Wohl Umkreis Main, Franken, Würzburg.
Date: Around 1760/65.
Technique: Softwood body with walnut, maple and other veneers.
Description: Curved base with three drawers and geometric inlays as well as a pull-out writing desk.
The top is glassed on three sides, with double-doors and three small drawers on four small
rocaille feet. The three drawers decorated with fine inlays with architectural landscapes.
Measurement: 218,5x139x69cm.
Provenance:
Private collection Rhineland.
Literature:
- Dobler, Uwe: Barockmöbel. Bürgerliche Möbel aus zwei Jahrhunderten, Augsburg 1992, compare further examples of this type of furniture p. 108f.
- Schatt, Christian: Barock- und Rokoko-Möbel. Mobiliar aus Bürgerhäusern und Herrensitzen des 17. und 18. Jh., Munich 2000, compare similar examples of a loose placement of the top on the commode p.140 and 149.
The emerging desire for a luxurious lifestyle and its display helped this type of furniture to flourish. Finally valuable porcelains could be displayed in a representative manner.
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VAT margin scheme, VAT included, but must not be indicated, not refundable
32% buyer’s premium on the hammer price
32% buyer’s premium on the hammer price
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Stock Id: 73793-4