A Viennese fruitwood, ebonised and parcel-gilt work table

19TH CENTURY

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A Viennese fruitwood, ebonised and parcel-gilt work table
19th Century
The circular top with a hexagonal lid with a foliate finial, the reverse decorated with Bacchic youths, enclosing a fitted interior with various lidded and open compartments and centred by two removable trays, revealing a fitted interior with four secret drawers, the tapering body decorated with lines, the tripod stand with Egyptian monopodiae, joined by a cup with a foliate boss, above a concave-sided triangular platform, restorations
79cm. high and 46cm. diam.

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Lot Essay

This elegant Nähtischen, of Halbkugel form, relates to the so-called Globustischen, probably a speciality of Viennese cabinet-makers, and may be inspired by one of the the printed furniture designs published by the design school of Carl Schmidt. (H. Kreisel G. Himmelheber, Die Kunst des Deutschen Möbels, Mnchen, 1986, Vol. III, fig. 354.) A similar table in the collection of the Bayerischen Nationalmuseum, is illustrated in H. Kreisel G. Himmelheber, ibid, fig 376.

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