Live Auction 10639Christie's Interiors
A GERMAN WALNUT, FIGURED WALNUT, ASH, FRUITWOOD AND EBONY BUREAU CABINET
Lot 219 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE GERMAN COLLECTION

A GERMAN WALNUT, FIGURED WALNUT, ASH, FRUITWOOD AND EBONY BUREAU CABINET

MID-18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY BRUNSWICK

Closed24 February 2015

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GBP 8,125

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A GERMAN WALNUT, FIGURED WALNUT, ASH, FRUITWOOD AND EBONY BUREAU CABINET
MID-18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY BRUNSWICK
Banded and cross-banded overall and with bone-inlaid figures and flower-baskets surrounded by interlaced strap-work, the moulded arched cornice above a central door flanked each side by five drawers, above a hinged slope enclosing a fitted interior and with three further drawers below, on bun feet
80 in. (203 cm.) high; 43½ in. (110.5 cm.) wide; 23½ in. (60 cm.) deep

Specialist note

The design, proportions and decoration of this cabinet are typical of those produced in Braunschwieg in the middle of the 18th century. Particularly characteristic are the cartouche-shaped panels centred with ivory figures. A comparable cabinet is illustrated in H.Kreisel / G.Himmelheber, Die Kunst des deutschen Mobels, Munich 1970, Vol II, fig 878.