Caption

Chest of drawers, Biedermeier style, ca. 1820, Southern Germany possibly Munich. Cuboidal four-drawer chest of drawers with a stone top; front flanked by semi-columns supporting the upper narrow drawer. Prismatic block legs. Front veneered with patterned walnut. Lower drawers separated by drawer runners, with inlaid and ink-painted lock plates in the form of interconnected cornucopias. Ink-painted decoration on the face of the upper drawer: a symmetrical plant twig with flowers and, in the center, two reclining lions facing each other. Bases and heads of half-columns made of cast brass. Board back set in a rebate; frame top plate with two beveled panels. Materials/ornament: lions, columns, architectural elements, plant decoration, cornucopias, acanthus. Function: piece of furniture, storage. Dimensions: height 89 cm, width 86.7 cm, depth 53.4 cm., A wooden chest of drawers with a dark gray marble top sits against a light gray background; the chest has a warm brown wood grain with intricate swirling patterns on the drawer fronts and a darker brown decorative band beneath the top that features a lighter tan floral and foliate motif, flanked by two rounded vertical columns with brass-colored metal rings near their tops and bases, and a few brass-colored key escutcheons centered on each drawer; the piece rests on blocky feet with cutout arch shapes and shows tones of brown, tan, dark gray, black, brass, and light gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A10_437

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Keywords

Chest drawers Biedermeier style ca 1820 Southern Germany Munich Cuboidal four-drawer chest stone top front flanked semi-columns supporting upper narrow drawer Prismatic block legs Front veneered patterned walnut Lower drawers separated drawer runners inlaid ink-painted lock plates form interconnected cornucopias Ink-painted decoration face upper drawer symmetrical plant twig flowers center two reclining lions facing Bases heads half-columns cast brass Board back set rebate frame top plate beveled panels Materials ornament lions columns architectural elements plant decoration cornucopias acanthus Function piece furniture storage Dimensions height 89 cm width 86.7 cm depth 53.4 cm wooden chest dark gray marble top sits light gray background chest warm brown wood grain intricate swirling patterns drawer fronts darker brown decorative band beneath top features lighter tan floral foliate motif flanked two rounded vertical columns brass-colored metal rings near tops bases brass-colored key escutcheons centered drawer piece rests blocky feet cutout arch shapes tones brown tan dark gray black brass light gray.