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Lot Essay
This magnificent example of a Tabernakelschrank is exemplarary of the South German and Austrian cabinet maker's art. Inlaid overall with sumptuous engraved strapwork and foliage, embellished with parcel-gilt carved wood elements and carved wood scrolling brackets to the sides was indeed a most prestigious wedding gift. Although not of a noble provenance the provenance is none the less fascinating in that it provides a continous line through more than two centuries of Salzburg history. Also there is a continuous tradition of passing on the cabinet as a wedding gift, ending in the famous Mozarthaus.
Although the engraved marquetry is typically Austrian the architectural outline shows a strong influence from South-German cabinets. A comparable bureau cabinet with similar serpentine-shaped commode, and central cupboard door flanked by columns, now in the Luitpold-Museum in W/uurzburg, is shown in H. Schmitz, Deutsche M/uobel des Barock und Rokoko, Stuttgart, 1923, p. 162. Various bureau cabinets from Bamberg, shown in S. Sangl, Das Bamberger Hofschreinerhandwerk, M/uunchen, 1990, p. 344, 345, can also be compared in the architectural construction of the superstructure with a central cupboard door, flanked by columns.
Although the engraved marquetry is typically Austrian the architectural outline shows a strong influence from South-German cabinets. A comparable bureau cabinet with similar serpentine-shaped commode, and central cupboard door flanked by columns, now in the Luitpold-Museum in W/uurzburg, is shown in H. Schmitz, Deutsche M/uobel des Barock und Rokoko, Stuttgart, 1923, p. 162. Various bureau cabinets from Bamberg, shown in S. Sangl, Das Bamberger Hofschreinerhandwerk, M/uunchen, 1990, p. 344, 345, can also be compared in the architectural construction of the superstructure with a central cupboard door, flanked by columns.