Presumably original furniture from Linderhof Palace(formerly the bedroom), designed and produced by the workshops of Anton Pössenbacher in Munich 1873. Pronounced bombé and serpentine hardwood and softwood chests with three drawers, with rich floral carved ornament in lindenwood, also gold painted, with naturalistically carved putti heads on the angles, white moulded marble top, bronze handles. Approx 95.5 x 133 x 66. 5 cm. Inscribed on the interior by hand “Piller 1872”), with hand-written inventory label between upper and middle drawer (“Rococo Komode”), various losses to the paintwork, with some ageing and traces of wear. (DOC) In the book “Möbel für den Märchenkönig - Ludwig II. und die Münchner Hofschreinerei Anton Pössenbacher” von Afra Schick (© Arnoldsche Art Publishers, Stuttgart and author, 2003) two chests of drawers are mentioned in the former bedroom (R. 7) of Linderhof Palace, their whereabouts given as unknown. There is, however, a colour room plan painted by Angelo II Quaglio from 1871, which “shows a three-drawer chest of drawers against the north wall near the west door.” The present pair of chests of drawers coincide stylistically with the interior painted by Quaglio.

The works Lots 588–594 are presumed to be part of the original furnishings (construction period 1871 – 1873) of Linderhof Palace, built by King Ludwig II of Bavaria

King Ludwig II. of Bavaria
Ludwig II. Otto Friedrich Wilhelm von Wittelsbach, King of Bavaria, (* 25 August 1845 at Nymphenburg Palace, Nymphenburg, today Munich; † 13 June 1886 Würmsee [today Lake Starnberg] near Berg Castle), of the House of Wittelsbach, was King of Bavaria from 10 March 1864 until his death. After his deposition on 10 June 1886, his uncle Luitpold, as Prince Regent, took over the business of ruling in the Kingdom of Bavaria, since his younger brother Otto was incapable of ruling for reasons of insanity. Ludwig II. established himself in the history of Bavaria as the passionate builder of castles, in particular Neuschwanstein, Herrenchiemsee and Linderhof, for which reason he is popularly known as the Fairy Tale King. (from Wikipedia)

Linderhof Palace
Linderhof is the only palace to be completed under Ludwig II. and where the monarch resided for many years.
Constructed on the site of a hunting lodge in Graswangtal, which had been used by King Maximilian II., it underwent two building phases, in 1871 – 1873 and 1874 – 1877, and even then was not quite completed: from 1884 the king had the bedroom extended. The period of production for the furniture of the royal apartments on the upper floor, therefore, spans more than a decade.

Afra Schick: Möbel für den Märchenkönig, Ludwig II. und die Münchner Hofschreinerei Anton Pössenbacher, © 2003 Arnoldsche Art Publishers, Stuttgart and author.