Biedermeier Pine Chest by Amaru

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Central european biedermeier chest of drawers in pinewood, with four graduated drawers, originally from central europe and dated to the … Read more Central european biedermeier chest of drawers in pinewood, with four graduated drawers, originally from central europe and dated to the middle of the nineteenth century. A bourgeois piece of elegant proportions, sitting between a bedroom chest and a family storage chest, representative of central european biedermeier furniture in its most serene reading.

in the bourgeois homes of central europe at the height of the biedermeier period, the four-drawer chest was the principal piece of the master bedroom. The balanced vertical proportion and the absence of excessive ornament define the style — what was sought was serene elegance, the pure line and honest function, a clear move away from the excesses of later historicism. Pine was the timber of choice for this furniture, both practical and noble in the way it ages.

it is built in solid pine with four exposed-dovetail drawers, all retaining their original ceramic or wooden pulls. The fronts keep the natural grain of the wood, and the sides are organised in a frame-and-panel structure that reveals the honest joinery of the biedermeier workshop. The base lifts on straight or slightly tapered legs — a typical feature of the period — that organise the verticality of the whole.

the patina is warm and very honest: the wood shows the settled honey tone of aged pine, the grain entirely legible and a soft matte sheen polished by use over time. The surface bears marks and traces left by a century and a half of life, enriching its reading as a lived-in piece. The drawers slide correctly and the structure remains entirely sound.

for its intermediate scale and clear lines, it sits naturally in contemporary rustic, eclectic, scandinavian, mediterranean or central-european-inspired interiors, where it works as a bedroom chest, storage unit in a dressing room, an entrance piece with presence or an anchor in any room. Its light tone and balanced proportion let it integrate into very different compositions.

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dimensions: width: 127 cm depth: 60 cm height: 92 cm
style: biedermeier, central europe
materials and techniques: solid pine; four drawers with exposed dovetail joinery; original ceramic or wooden pulls; frame-and-panel sides
place of origin: central europe
period: mid nineteenth century
date of manufacture: circa 1850
condition / notes: good. Wear consistent with age and use. Daily-use marks, original patina with some signs


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