A German gilt-bronze mounted walnut and fruitwood bureau-cabinet. The parquetry-inlaid upper section enclosing a painted shelved interior over a conforming fall, and two banded drawers, with shaped apron, on angular cabriole legs. Circle of Abraham Roetgen, Rhineland, possibly Coblenz, 1750 circa.
A German gilt-bronze mounted walnut and fruitwood bureau-cabinet. The parquetry-inlaid upper section enclosing a painted shelved interior over a conforming fall, and two banded drawers, with shaped apron, on angular cabriole legs. Circle of Abraham Roetgen, Rhineland, possibly Coblenz, 1750 circa.
Date Koblenz, 1750
Period 1600-1750
Medium Carved, Fruitwood, gilt-bronze, Walnut
Dimension 210 x 85 x 65 cm (82⁵/₈ x 33¹/₂ x 25⁵/₈ inches)
German gilt-bronze mounted walnut and fruitwood bureau-cabinet.
The parquetry-inlaid upper section enclosing a painted shelved interior over a
conforming fall, and two banded drawers, with shaped apron, on angular cabriole
legs.
Circle of Abraham Roetgen, Rhineland, possibly Coblenz, 1750 circa.
Date: Koblenz, 1750
Period: 1600-1750
Medium: Carved, Fruitwood, gilt-bronze, Walnut
Dimension: 210 x 85 x 65 cm (82⁵/₈ x 33¹/₂ x 25⁵/₈ inches)
Provenance:
For generations in the same German family with an artistic lineage bear Koblenz, the last two generations in the UK after moving in the Second World War.
Literature:
Joseph Maria Gerber, Abraham Roetgen, Vol.II, 1980, n.137. For a related following
lower example with almost identical dimensions, 1751-53.
Burzio
Decorative Arts, from Antiquities to XIX Century, focusing in particular on Fine Furniture, Sculpture, Textiles, Glass, Ceramics and Bronzes.
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