Antique Biedermeier chest of drawers

Dimensions: H x W x D: 92 x 114 x 54 cm

Description:
A three-tier piece of furniture standing on square legs.

Two things immediately catch the eye with this chest of drawers. Firstly, the impressive walnut grain pattern, which runs in perfect symmetry not only on the front, but also on the sides and top panel, cut from the same trunk. On the other hand, there is the unusual shape with the rounded skirting board and the strongly bulging section below the top panel. This design is very typical of the Palatinate in the late Biedermeier period.
The inset maple keyhole surrounds are discreetly restrained. The drawer fronts are slightly warped due to their age.

Condition:
Cleanly refurbished condition. Shellac hand polish. The drawers run smoothly, the locks work.

Worth knowing:
When restoring antique furniture, there are very different approaches and, due to the different actual situations found, also very different possibilities.
If we find a piece of furniture with an old wax or shellac base, the surface can be cleaned and refreshed. However, if the piece of furniture has been given a "modern" varnish in an older restoration, there is usually no way around stripping and sanding. This is then at the expense of the patina.
As different as we humans are, our tastes are just as different. While some people like their furniture with all the traces of time, others like a clean, refurbished surface. When we talk about "original condition" today, we actually mean furniture that has been marked by time. But one thing is certain: when the piece of furniture was delivered by the master craftsman to his customer almost 200 years ago, it certainly had no patina. So what is the true "original condition"?
If you would like to read more on this topic, please click on this blog post!

Price: 2700,- €