Very rare Viennese First Empire cabinet/sideboard with a lift-top, from around 1800 - 1810.

Very rare Viennese First Empire service cabinet/sideboard with a lift-top, from around 1800 - 1810. It is particularly rare not only for its workmanship, style, and provenance, but also for its excellent state of preservation and its valuable, restrained dimensions. This service cabinet is veneered in blond walnut feather with excellent quality. It is ebonized in smoke black in the details and in the interior, with a technique typical of the period and origin. Original caryatids and claw feet are carved and gilded with leaf. The claw feet are also lacquered in a soft Pompeian green, which was in vogue at the time following archaeological discoveries whose echo spread throughout Europe. This is a particular feature that distinguishes the most desirable and precious Viennese Empire furniture, mostly commissioned by the high nobility. To appreciate the quality of the furniture, observe how the master cabinetmaker of the time selected and cut the walnut veneers, which incorporates, as very rare, naturally shades of green in perfect harmony with the lacquering of the feet. This occurred very rarely in Europe for walnut trees of particular quality that grow in in specific conditions and incorporate minimal quantities of chlorophyll in the trunk and in the branches. The measures, very valuable, are in height 88 cm closed (with the top open in the maximum extension the furniture is 137 cm of maximum height). The maximum width is 70.5 cm . Maximum depth is 56.5. The lower compartment, inside, is 65 wide and 48 deep. As described, the work is in museum conditions of practical integrity, in first patina, masterfully polished with shellac with a buffer with a technique of museum standard. Perfect also for a small luxurious apartment and also for inclusion in a context of high-end modern furniture. In accordance with the provisions of the New Code of Cultural Heritage, the selling company provides, at the time of sale, a detailed written photographic guarantee of the originality and provenance of the works sold. The data with which the works are described and then contained in the written guarantees are expressed determinations resulting from accurate, thorough and documented technical / historical / artistic investigations.