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18th Ct German Baroque, Louis XV Secretaire, Walnut, Marquetry, Bavarian, 1750

$14,296.71List Price

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Tabernacle secretary Upper Bavaria Walnut Baroque around 1750 Dimensions: H x W x D: 179 x 123 x 62 cm Description: Southern German tabernacle secretary in walnut and plum veneer with inlays of mahogany, bog oak and maple. Chest of drawers standing on original octagonal feet with three-bay curved front. Above it is the writing compartment behind the slanted flap. To the left and right of it there are two drawers on top of each other, inside there are four more small drawers. The top is formed by a tabernacle compartment surrounded by ten drawers. Eight of the drawers can be locked by a central locking mechanism. If we open the central door, we see twelve more small drawers inside. On closer inspection, you will notice the many beautiful details of this baroque furniture. For example, all walnut veneers run diagonally, directing the viewer's eye to the harmoniously executed marquetry, which contributes to the overall harmonious appearance through both its color scheme and its geometry. The side panels are also beautifully proportioned, their walnut root fillings giving the sides of the furniture a strong character. The arrangement of the top drawer ensures that the secretary does not look squat, but light, elegant and dynamic. Facts to know: Derived from the chest of drawers, the top secretary develops into a piece of representational furniture in the 18th century. Like the chest of drawers, it became an important piece of furniture in both bourgeois and courtly interior design. As a multi-functional piece of furniture, usually consisting of three parts, it represented a specialized refinement of the top commode. It consists of a commode-like lower part with drawers. More rarely, this lower part is also two-door, sometimes with cut-out knee space. The writing part, often with a slanted writing flap in many constructive and design variations, is placed on the lower part and usually slightly recedes at its front edge. Above it is the top, which occurs in two basic forms: the two-door cantourge top, which can also be a display case top, and the tabernacle top, which occurs mainly in southern Germany, with a central door compartment and flanking, multi-level rows of drawers. In terms of construction, there are two variants of the top secretary: in southern and southwestern Germany, there is mainly the three-part arrangement (à trois corps), in central Germany, but also in Lower Saxony and in the north, the two-part arrangement (à deux corps) predominates. Here, the writing part is firmly connected to the lower part. Technically, many achievements are applied. Ingenious secret compartments, concealed mechanisms, and fancy divisions are created on the writing part. Also, as a typical furniture of the 18th century, the top secretary, like the chest of drawers, develops into a representational object with decorative unfolding, which, in the case of courtly representatives, can become highlights of the furniture house. No epoch before and after it brings it to such highly developed bloom, of which especially these essay furniture still today an impressive testimony. [Source: Uwe Dobler - Barock-Möbel p. 184] Condition: Restored and shellac polished condition. Authentic patina. The drawers run well and smoothly, all locks work. Comparable pieces of furniture can be found in the specialized literature: Wolfgang L. Eller - Schreibmöbel 1700-1850 p. 66 Uwe Dobler - Barock-Möbel p. 207.

Dimensions:
Height: 70.48 in (179 cm)Width: 48.43 in (123 cm)Depth: 24.41 in (62 cm)
Style:
Baroque (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Walnut,Marquetry
Place of Origin:
Germany
Period:
Mid-18th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1750
Condition:
Refinished. Wear consistent with age and use. Restored and shellac polished condition. Authentic patina. The drawers run well and smoothly, all locks work.
Seller Location:
Greven, DE
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU5419227562122

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