Empire Armoire in Walnut Veneer & Brass, Vienna, 1815

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Elegant original Empire / early Biedermeier Armoire in walnut veneer and brass fittings from Austria, Vienna around 1815.
The large … Read more Elegant original Empire / early Biedermeier Armoire in walnut veneer and brass fittings from Austria, Vienna around 1815.
The large armoire has a beautiful book-matched walnut veneer, which has been hand-polished with shellac (French polished).
The doors inside are counter veneered in polished cherry wood.

Two ebonized full-columns with wonderful corinthian brass capitels and bases.
Big iron box lock and locking bar inside
Ebonized trims on the cornice, legs and between the doors.
On the inside, it has 3 adjustable shelves covered with black fabric.
It can be completely dismantled for transport (Top, Bottom, 2 sides, 2 doors, 2 backsides).

The armoire or wardrobe cabinet been built circa 1815 in the transition phase between the two neoclassical epochs of Empire and Biedermeier.
It is very straightlined in its shape and speaks through the vividness of the veneered walnut wood and the beautiful brass details.

Dimensions:
H 203 cm / 81.2 in
W 140 cm / 56 in
D 50 cm / 20 in See less