Lot No. 885


A Fine Biedermeier Fall-Front Desk,


Vienna, c. 1825/30, walnut-veneered softwood frame with rounded lesenes and gilt capitals, moulded cornice with gilt bulls-eye mouldings and 1 drawer, double mirror-veneered writing surface, the veneer pattern of which continues downwards on the 2 small doors, architecturally structured and burlwood veneered interior with ebonised column decor, several compartments with central shelf with mirror, containing Indian ink paintings in the form of landscape scenes, slide-out shelf under the central inner drawer - concealing 2 secret drawers, c. 146 x 85 x 47 cm, well-kept condition with slight fissures. (DOC)

Provenance:
Otto von Mitzlaff Collection

Lit.:
Gabriele Fabiankowitsch/Christian Witt-Dörring, Genormte Fantasie, p. 77, ill. 71, Böhlau Verlag Vienna-Cologne-Weimar 1996

Specialist: Alexander Doczy Alexander Doczy
+43-1-515 60-302

alexander.doczy@dorotheum.at

25.04.2024 - 13:00

Realized price: **
EUR 4,160.-
Estimate:
EUR 3,600.- to EUR 4,500.-

A Fine Biedermeier Fall-Front Desk,


Vienna, c. 1825/30, walnut-veneered softwood frame with rounded lesenes and gilt capitals, moulded cornice with gilt bulls-eye mouldings and 1 drawer, double mirror-veneered writing surface, the veneer pattern of which continues downwards on the 2 small doors, architecturally structured and burlwood veneered interior with ebonised column decor, several compartments with central shelf with mirror, containing Indian ink paintings in the form of landscape scenes, slide-out shelf under the central inner drawer - concealing 2 secret drawers, c. 146 x 85 x 47 cm, well-kept condition with slight fissures. (DOC)

Provenance:
Otto von Mitzlaff Collection

Lit.:
Gabriele Fabiankowitsch/Christian Witt-Dörring, Genormte Fantasie, p. 77, ill. 71, Böhlau Verlag Vienna-Cologne-Weimar 1996

Specialist: Alexander Doczy Alexander Doczy
+43-1-515 60-302

alexander.doczy@dorotheum.at


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Auction: Furniture, Works of Art, Glass & Porcelain
Auction type: Saleroom auction with Live Bidding
Date: 25.04.2024 - 13:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 13.04. -25.04.2024


** Purchase price incl. buyer's premium and VAT

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