Vienna, circa 1815. Rare and captivating writing desk-chest of drawers, intact from the first and best Viennese Biedermeier, veneered in high-quality burr walnut.

Vienna, circa 1815. Rare and captivating writing desk-chest of drawers from the first and best Viennese Biedermeier, veneered in high-quality burr walnut, with splendid grains typical of the high Viennese cabinetmaking of the period, when masters obtained precious essences by skillfully extracting them from trees that grew in particular, secret locations in the forests around Vienna. The interiors, equipped with 4 small drawers for valuables and documents, are veneered in pear wood, which was first treated with a mixture of resin and shellac of still unknown composition to close the pores, then ebonized with soot black and then polished with shellac (an exclusively and typically Viennese technique of the period). A work of practical wooden integrity, in the hardware with working locks and also in the lacquers (a very rare thing because, given the delicacy, the parts worked in soot black were, in subsequent centuries, almost always repainted (even for the works presented today in museums). Consolidated, in original patina with signs of use and time corresponding to antiquity, with masterful shellac finish applied with a museum standard pad technique. Perfect, warm and bright furniture, also for matching with high-end modern furniture for a set of exclusive and refined elegance. Dimensions cm.125x60x90 In compliance with the provisions of the New Cultural Heritage Code, the selling company provides, simultaneously with the sale, a detailed written photographic guarantee of the authenticity and provenance of the works sold. The data with which the works are described and then contained in the written guarantees are express determinations resulting from accurate and documented technical/historical/artistic investigations, even of expert importance. Recognize the true Viennese Biedermeier of the first phase of the period by distinguishing it from late or Northern European imitations! Read the history of this elegant and sober style and learn to evaluate timeless Viennese masterpieces by designers from 1815 to 1830! Click on the link at the bottom of the page to read an original, concise practical guide unique in Italy, with links and a virtual visit to museums and galleries in Vienna.