Curved Biedermeier Secretaire in Rosewood & Lemon Tree, 1835-1840

Imposing secretary of curved form said ” tulip ” in rosewood and marquetry of lemon tree with decoration of arabesques and acanthus leaves.
It opens with two drawers in the upper part, a flap in the middle part and three drawers in the lower part.

The flap discovers a magnificent writing tablet as well as a luminous theater in lemon wood marquetry of rosewood, composed of 14 visible drawers, six drawers on each side, one above and one below a central tabernacle opening a chapel with three mirrors closing with a key. Three secret drawers are also cleverly hidden.
Period : 19th century – Biedermeier – Northern Germany
Circa : 1835-1840
Dimensions : Height : 183cm x Width : 102cm x Depth : 52cm
Each drawer has its key

The Biedermeier period refers to an era in Central Europe during which the middle class developed and the arts appealed to the common sensibility, in the historical period between 1815, the year of the Congress of Vienna at the end of the Napoleonic Wars, and 1848, the year of the European revolutions. Although the term itself is a historical reference, it is mostly used to refer to the artistic styles that flourished in the fields of literature, music, visual arts and interior design.

This unique piece with its exaggerated baroque curves, bulbous or ornamental form, heralds the beginning of the pre-industrial era and the enrichment of the bourgeoisie of that time whose mores were evolving towards more frivolity.