AN AUSTRIAN PATINATED BRONZE AND ORMOLU-MOUNTED BURR-BIRCH, FRUITWOOD AND EBONISED WORK TABLE

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The following two lots are closely related to the celebrated suite of furniture supplied to Palais Auersperg which was sold Christie's, London, lots 175-198, 19th May 1994. It has not been possible to attribute the suite to any particular workshop. Some of the influences on it can, however, be traced to designs in the Journal des Luxus und der Moden, published monthly between 1786 and 1827 in Weimar by F.J. Bertuch and G.J. Kraus. The journal which reported on the newest fashion developments from the most important capitals of Europe, popularised French and English designs in Austria and Germany. Austria, however, assimilated less than Germany to the opulence of French models and kept a restraining delicacy in the lines and the decoration of the furniture. Gottfried August Pohle's design-sheet highlights the variety of shapes and decorations that were achieved in spite of Austria's preference for restraint. The secretaire of the suite is in the Oesterreichisches Museum fur Angewandte Kunst, Vienna. THE PROPERTY OF AN AUSTRIAN LADY OF TITLE LOTS 265-266

AN AUSTRIAN PATINATED BRONZE AND ORMOLU-MOUNTED BURR-BIRCH, FRUITWOOD AND EBONISED WORK TABLE

VIENNA, CIRCA 1800

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AN AUSTRIAN PATINATED BRONZE AND ORMOLU-MOUNTED BURR-BIRCH, FRUITWOOD AND EBONISED WORK TABLE
VIENNA, CIRCA 1800
The quarter-veneered hinged oval top and tooled border moulding enclosing a red paper-lined well and terminating in a fruiting boss, on tapering splayed supports surmounted by winged dragons and pierced foliate scrolling mounts, joined by an X-shaped stretcher centred by a pierced flowerhead and terminating in foliate dolphin sabots, with label to the inside of the well inscribed '£/405.', and with further paper label numbered '381.'
30¼ in. (77 cm.) high; 19¾ in. (50 cm.) wide; 15¾ in. (15 cm.) deep

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