Delicate Semanière in preserved original condition. Joseph Ulrich Danhauser, design and execution attributed to his manufactory.
Description
Design and implementation attributed to Joseph Ulrich Danhauser, Vienna, around 1825.
Vertically mirrored cherry wood veneer veneered on a softwood body.
The three-quarter columns are veneered in cherry wood in a corkscrew-like manner.
Columns partially structured with mahogany band inlays.
Original, turned feet.
Drawer front pieces veneered on the inside with maple veneer.
Two original steel cut keys. Heart shaped entry key plates brass.
Original locks with finely crafted file line borders.
See design drawing for a Semanière (weekly chest of drawers) from Danhauser’s hand: “Chifonier No. 14”, inventory number KI 8971-1108, Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna. This is also a seven-drawer semanière with the same treatment of the final profile of the cover page
Width: 72 cm
Depth: 45 cm
