Gründerzeit Oak Wardrobe with Mirror, 1890

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A two-door oak wardrobe from the Gründerzeit period, dating from around 1890–1900 and reflecting the stylistic conventions of Historicism. The … Read more A two-door oak wardrobe from the Gründerzeit period, dating from around 1890–1900 and reflecting the stylistic conventions of Historicism. The clear tripartite division of cornice, mirrored doors, and drawer base, along with the restrained, symmetrically arranged ornamentation, lends the wardrobe a calm, architecturally cohesive appearance.

Features: Both doors are fitted with beveled mirror glass, the frames of which are recessed at the upper corners and adorned with carved rosettes. The base contains two drawers with fluted fronts and cast metal handles with rocaille decoration. The fluting motif echoes the frieze of the cornice.

Design: The wardrobe follows the historicist style of the Gründerzeit (late 19th-century boom period), drawing on classical and neo-Renaissance elements. The profiled cornice above a fluted frieze with a raised central panel, the side-framed pilasters, and the recessed plinth with turned front feet create a strictly symmetrical structure. Ornamentation is limited to fluting, rosettes, and moldings, thus emphasizing proportion and construction.

Dimensions: 216 × 136 × 63 cm. Material and condition: Oak, beveled mirror glass, cast metal fittings. The interior contains a clothes rail, and a key is included. The wardrobe is well-preserved, showing signs of age and slight clouding in the mirror glass. It has been professionally inspected and restored by Kastellan. See less