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Lot 812 Dα

A Danish chest of drawers

Auction 1184 - overview Cologne
19.11.2021, 11:00 - Decorative Arts
Estimate: 6.500 € - 7.000 €
Result: 7.500 € (incl. premium)

A Danish chest of drawers

Four-drawer serpentine cabinet with walnut veneer on oak, painted softwood and a red marble top. The sloping angles carved with garland motifs. Wear to the gilding, especially of the feet, retouches/older repairs. H 85, W 81, D 47 cm.
Copenhagen, attributed to Mathias Ortmann, mid-18th C.

Literature

Cf. Kreisel, Die Kunst des deutschen Möbels, Munich 1970, 268 f.