Vienna, circa 1810-15. Rare and graceful bedside table or service cabinet, from the first Viennese Empire.

Vienna, circa 1810-15. Rare and graceful bedside table or service cabinet, from the first Viennese Empire in transition with the first Biedermeier, with a warm original patina. Veneered in high-quality walnut burl. Columns and refined cimasa / sphere frame delimiting the ebonized edge as typical of Viennese cabinet making of the period. In first warm patina, consolidated and restored to perfection with a shellac finish applied with a pad using a museum-standard technique. Small openable door moved on the front. Patina, signs of time and old restoration interventions corresponding to the antiquity. With masterful shellac finish applied with a pad using a museum-standard technique. Measurements cm. 52 wide , cm. 42 in depth, and 100 cm high. Original hardware, working lock. Practical, luxurious and elegant cabinet with exquisite dimensions. Perfect for a modern luxurious apartment even in a content of modern furniture for a set of refined elegance. The master cabinet makers of the Biedermeier period knew the places where the best trees grew and kept the secret. In order to obtain veneers with such beautiful patterns, they also knew the best points of the tree and cut the parts with great skill, obtaining wood effects that constitute the particular attraction of true Biedermeier furniture and represent a uniqueness and excellence in the world of high antique furniture of all ages. In accordance with the provisions of the New Code of Cultural Heritage, the selling company provides a detailed written photographic guarantee of originality and provenance of the works sold at the time of sale. The data with which the works are described and then contained in the written guarantees are expressed determinations resulting from accurate and documented technical / historical / artistic investigations, even of expert assessment. Recognize the true Viennese Biedermeier of the first phase of the period, distinguishing it from late or Northern European imitations! Read the history of this elegant and sober style and learn to evaluate Viennese masterpieces timeless designers from 1815 to 1830! Click on the link at the bottom of the page to read a unique unpublished practical guide in Italy, with links and virtual tour to museums and galleries in Vienna.