High-Quality Biedermeier Ensemble consisting of a Dainty Low Cabinet in Chest Form; a Bookcase and a Writing Secretary. Excellent Original Condition. Attributed to a Master Cabinetmaker from Zeitz.
Thuringia, Zeitz, circa 1835/40.
Cherry wood veneered on softwood carcase.
Partial thread inlays in colored maple.
Original, pressed brass fittings with brass handles. Massive, cast bronze column bases and Corinthian capitals.
The original feet are cherry wood veneered.
Original locks and keys.
The bookcase with predominantly authentic glazing and two original shelves.
Literature for comparison: A very similar writing secretary from the hand of a Zeitz master cabinetmaker can be found illustrated in: Heise, Katrin, Sächsische und thüringische Biedermeiersekretäre, Weimar 2001, p. 198, fig. 58, also p. 202, fig. 62.
Dimensions:
The secretary: Height: 182 cm; Width: 120 cm; Depth: 66 cm.
High-quality Biedermeier collection cabinet, three-sided glazed, interior veneered and mirrored.
Original condition.
Vienna, around 1830.
Colored maple and fiddleback maple wood veneered on softwood body.
Quarter-round profile and parts of the interior veneered in mahogany.
Fine arabesque ornamentation in maple inlay.
The mirrored interior fully veneered on all sides, predominantly covered with colored maple veneer.
Authentic mirroring and glazing.
Original, elaborately crafted lock that locks the split full columns of the front door.
Original, steel-cut keys for front and hidden base drawer.
Provenance: From Guttenberg Castle, Mühldorf am Inn district.
Ensemble consisting of Biedermeier collection cabinet and matching commode. Original condition.
Upper Bavaria, around 1820.
Cherry wood and wenge veneered on pine. Original, splayed pointed feet in solid cherry wood; one of which is missing, to be remanufactured. Original lock and steel-cut key. Predominantly original glazing.
Small, Three-Sided Glazed, Wall-Mounted Biedermeier Vitrine.
Southern Germany, circa 1830.
Solid cherry wood. Ebonized (blackened) pear wood.
Later, edge-ground glass shelves.
Original brass knob and brass pintle hinges.
Biedermeier Apothecary / Vitrine Cabinet à deux corps (two-part).
Upper Bavaria, Prien/ Chiemgau area, circa 1830.
Unrestored condition.
Walnut veneered on softwood.
Moldings in solid walnut.
Original feet, solid walnut.
Original shelves in the upper part.
Predominantly historic glazing.
Original brass pull handles and initial box locks. Inlet key escutcheons to be supplemented.
Exceptionally delicate Biedermeier chest of drawers with display cabinet.
Southern Germany, around 1830/40.
Solid pear tree. Sprout of the display case top made of ebonized pearwood (blackened).
Original entry key plates made from blackened pear wood.
Original castles.
Euros 2850
Three-sided glazed display case with fine black solder painting.
Thuringia, around 1830.
Cherry wood veneered on softwood. Fine black lot painting in the gable area and the pilaster strips.
Original feet.
Partially original glazing; Mirroring renewed.
Authentic shelves.
Early Biedermeier Glass Cabinet in Conserved Original Condition.
Southern Germany, circa 1810.
Cherry wood veneered on softwood. Original feet and molding trim in solid cherry wood.
The interior lined with contemporary wallpaper over original blue coloring.
Four original shelves also lined.
Authentic glazing.
Escutcheons added. Original lock with initial key and authentic latch locks on the left door.
Pair of dainty Biedermeier bookcases or collection cabinets in original condition.
Austria, around 1825/30.
Walnut and maple (interior of the vitrine parts) veneered on softwood body.
Glazing bars of the doors ebonized maple. Ebonizing partially refreshed.
Original shelves.
Original brass fittings and handles.
Predominantly authentic glazing.
Provenance: According to two historical collection labels on the bottom of the bases, from the property of the restorer and painter Baroness Rosa von Guttenberg, born 1878 in Trieste, died 1959 in Graz, Lessingstrasse 8.
Dainty, Three-Sided Glazed and Mirrored Biedermeier Vitrine.
Baltic region, circa 1830.
Birch burl wood veneered on softwood.
Blackened parts presumably in ebonized maple.
Predominantly original glazing and mirroring. Back panel elements supplemented from historic wood.
Lock and escutcheon added.
