Late classical cylinder office

Lot 8034 limit € 6.000

Mahogany veneer, two drawers on conical square legs, patent system, the quarter cylinder opens when the writing surface is pulled out, the writing surface in the middle with a green felt insert, in the interior open wide compartment flanked by 6 drawers, in the top 3 flat drawers and surrounding brass gallery, the edges, among other things, the Writing surface covered with brass strips, the fillings of the drawer fronts framed by fine brass veins, all in all nicer, rested. Condition with a few additions, approx. 129 x 124 x 85 cm, around 1800. The piece of furniture impresses with its clear classical design and the harmonious grain of the veneer. The interplay with the shiny gold brass creates the typical elegant, homely impression of a piece of furniture in the successor to the style-defining Roentgen furniture art.