Lot 321
  • 321

A very fine Frankfurt 'Saeulenschrank' of elegant proportions and architectural form Baroque, circa 1700

Estimate
25,000 - 40,000 EUR
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Description

  • 235 by 222 by 86 cm.
veneered in walnut, the two-door front applied with carved capitals and flanked by columns, the interior refitted with fixed shelves on both sides

Literature

Related literature:
For an almost identical 'Schrank' in the Goethehaus, Frankfurt, see: Sigrid Müller-Chistensen, Alte Möbel vom Mittelalter bis zum Biedermeier, München 1958, ill. 108, pp. 102-105.

Condition

This cupboard has been restored, the interior refurbished, the right door with four stains in the veneer as is visible on the photograph, the same applies to the left column.
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