BRAUNSCHWEIG, SECOND QUARTER 18TH CENTURY

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A WEST-GERMAN WALNUT, ASH, BONE AND PARQUETRY BUREAU CABINET
BRAUNSCHWEIG, SECOND QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
Banded and crossbanded overall and inlaid with figures and cube- parquetry panels, the moulded broken arched cornice above a pair of doors with simulated panels, each centred by a male figure beneath a canopy, enclosing a fitted interior with five drawers, above a hinged flap, centred by an amorous couple, enclosing a fitted interior with six short drawers, the waved base section with three drawers, on bun feet, with old paper label inscribed Berlin Do 1
225 cm. high x 112 cm. wide x 57 cm. deep

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Lot Essay

The design and its overall shape suggest that this cabinet was made in the vicinity of Braunschweig, as the typical inlaid panels found on the doors can be related to similar work excecuted in Braunschweig during the 1750's. This bureau cabinet can also be compared with two cabinets circa 1740-1750, illustrated in H. Kreisel, Die Kunst des Deutschen Möbels (Munich, 1970) vol. II, pl. 875, 878. For a virtual identical cabinet see U. Dobler, Barockmöbel, Bürgerliche Möbel aus zwei Jahrhunderten (Augsburg 1992), pl. 439.

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