Biedermeier linen cupboard

Dimensions: H x W x D: 164 x 104 x 56 cm

Description:
Small, single-door Biedermeier cabinet standing on lion's paws.

Neatly mirrored grain pattern on the front and sides. The door is flanked by two full columns, which support the protruding head with the recessed drawer. The top of the piece of furniture ends with an ebonised coving and a single stepped top.
If we open the door, we see three shelves on the inside in front of the back panel, which is made in a cleanly executed frame-and-panelling construction.

What is interesting and characterising about such old furniture is almost always its eventful history. Where was the furniture built? Where has it been? What has it been through? So often I hear the phrase "If this cabinet could tell a story...".
The cabinet on offer here can do just that. Attached to the back wall is a note from 1967 that reveals the history of the piece of furniture.
The drawer apparently went missing shortly after the war and was replaced by a flap during refurbishment in 1963. In the course of the recent restoration carried out in 2024, we reused the flap from 1963 as the front piece for the new drawer, which was made using traditional craftsmanship. And so now wood runs on wood again, just as it did around 200 years ago.
But the note also shows another very important aspect. This cabinet has been passed down from generation to generation. And not only that. In 1963, it was even given as a wedding present. There are so many things you could give for this special occasion, but this wardrobe, a second-hand piece of furniture, was chosen as a gift for the wedding couple. And the gift meant so much to the recipients that they wrote the lines on this note here so that the history of the piece of furniture would not be lost.

The appreciation for good craftsmanship and the sustainability that is realised by continuing to use an old piece. Our generation should learn both from scratch.

Condition: Restored and suitable for everyday use. The head drawer has been replaced.