A NORTH GERMAN BIEDERMEIER GILT-LEAD-MOUNTED BIRCH, AMBOYNA AND EBONIZED SECRÉTAIRE

CIRCA 1825, POSSIBLY HAMBURG

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A NORTH GERMAN BIEDERMEIER GILT-LEAD-MOUNTED BIRCH, AMBOYNA AND EBONIZED SECRÉTAIRE
circa 1825, possibly Hamburg
The stepped rectangular pediment mounted with foliate scrolls above an arched door mounted with a flaming athenienne flanked by similar medallions centering anthemia above a panelled drawer flanked by column uprights mounted with rosettes and oak branches, above a fall-front enclosing various open and closed mirrored compartments and drawers, over two long drawers and block feet, back feet later, inscribed in black ink on the bottom Perleberg
75in. (191cm.) high, 40½in. (103cm.) wide, 18½in. (47cm.) deep

拍品專文

The architectural proportions of this secretaire, the use of birch veneer and its variously shaped ebonized panels with classically-inspired decoration relates closely to a cabinet from Hamburg, dated about 1815, now at the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, illustrated G. Himmelheber, Biedermeier Furniture, 1974, plat D