A South German Biedermeier brass-mounted, walnut, ebonised and burr mulberry etagere

MUNICH, PROBABLY BY JOHANN GEORG HILTL (1771-1845)

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A South German Biedermeier brass-mounted, walnut, ebonised and burr mulberry etagere
Munich, probably by Johann Georg Hiltl (1771-1845)
The triangular pediment and sides surmounted by ball finials and centred by a panelled mask flanked by vine, above arches mounted with classical gods, the back divided by arches, the pierced sides fronted by turned pilasters, on an inverted break-front plinth
162cm. high x 99cm. wide x 45cm. deep

Lot Essay

Johann Georg Hiltl (1771-1845) was probably the first German cabinet-maker to employ this black-printed and painted decoration on furniture, a technique previously used for the decoration of ceramics. As a result, Hiltl enjoyed considerable acclaim for his work and was described as 'der berühmte Möbelfabrikant' in the Journal des Luxus und der Moden after supplying and obelisk on the occasion of the marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria in 1810. (G. Himmelheber, Biedermeieröbel, Munich, 1987, p. 49.)

Closely related designs for Etageren from the 'Magazin für Freunde eines geschmackvollen Ameublements Zunächts für Tischler und Ebenisten (1827-1829) are illustrated in G. Himmelheber's Deutsche Möbelvorlagen 1800-1900, Munich, 1988, p. 201, figs. 713-715.

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