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Lot Essay
Gustave Herter migrated to New York from Germany in 1848, and after working with other cabinetmakers founded his own business in 1858. In 1864, Gustave formed a partnership with his brother Christian, changing the business to Herter Brothers. Together the brothers worked to create interiors for some of New York's most influential families.
Though not signed, like many of their pieces, the cabinet offered here incorporates similar carved, incised, gilded, and applied hardstone decoration to other attributed and marked Herter Brother's objects. A similar cabinet was sold in these rooms 16 January 1999, lot 750. The block front form, triangular backboard terminating in hairy paws and use of insets is evident in both cabinets. Closely related inlay and drawer pulls are found on documented Herter Brother forms (see Herter Brothers: Furniture and Interiors of the Gilded Age, plates 12, 14, 15 and 17.)
Though not signed, like many of their pieces, the cabinet offered here incorporates similar carved, incised, gilded, and applied hardstone decoration to other attributed and marked Herter Brother's objects. A similar cabinet was sold in these rooms 16 January 1999, lot 750. The block front form, triangular backboard terminating in hairy paws and use of insets is evident in both cabinets. Closely related inlay and drawer pulls are found on documented Herter Brother forms (see Herter Brothers: Furniture and Interiors of the Gilded Age, plates 12, 14, 15 and 17.)