Vienna 1815 c.a. Rare writing chest of drawers from the first and best Viennese Biedermeier with practical integrity

Rare and captivating writing chest of drawers from the first and best Viennese Biedermeier of 1815 veneered in high-quality walnut feather, with splendid grains as typical of the high Viennese cabinet making of the period, when the masters obtained the precious essences by skillfully extracting them from trees that grew in particular points of the woods around Vienna, kept secret by them. The interiors, equipped with 4 small drawers for valuables and documents, are veneered in pear wood essence, which was first treated with a mixture of resin and shellac of composition still unknown today to close the pores, then ebonized with smoke black and then polished with shellac (exclusively and typically Viennese technique of the period). An object of practical and wooden integrity, in its hardware with working locks and also in the lacquers (something rare because, given the delicacy, the parts worked in smoke black were, in subsequent centuries, almost always repainted (even for the works present today in museums). Consolidated, in the first patina with signs of use and time corresponding to the antiquity, with a masterful padding shellac finish applied with a standard museum technique. Perfect, warm and luminous furniture, also for the combination with high-end modern furniture for an ensemble of exclusive and refined elegance. Dimensions cm.125x60x90. In compliance with the provisions of the New Code of Cultural Heritage, the selling company provides, contemporaneously with the sale, a detailed written photographic guarantee of originality and provenance of the sold works. The data with which the works are described and then contained in the written guarantees are expressed determinations resulting from accurate and documented technical/historical/artistic investigations, including expert assessments. Recognize the true Viennese Biedermeier from the first phase of the period distinguishing it from late or Northern European imitations! Read the history of this elegant and sober style and learn to value timeless Viennese masterpieces by designers from 1815 to 1830! Click on the link at the bottom of the page to read a unique concise practical guide, unique in Italy, with links and a virtual tour of museums and galleries in Vienna.