Biedermeier Lyra Secretary, Austro-Hungarian Empire, 1820s

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Biedermeier Lyra Secretary, Austro-Hungarian Empire, 1820s

About the Item

Distinguished and sophisticated Biedermeier Lyra secretary, Austro-Hungarian Empire, 1820s. Made of walnut. Multiple curved cut out base on feet with bead-and-reels. Elaborate black solder paintings in the form of arabesques with floral motifs. Semicircular basement with two drawers. Each with filigree framing by ribbon-shaped black lot painting. Profile strips, above the writing flap with a wide drawer above. Profiled, projecting cornice. Head with volutes, geometric ornament and ribbon inlays as well as central drawer. Extremely detailed and cleverly designed interior: three drawers with brick ornamentation, three flanking drawers above each. In the centre an aedicula with an embedded round temple with ebonised columns. The round temple can be pulled forward and is fully rotatable. On its back there are several small secret drawers. Beside the extremely richly ornamented triangular gable of the aedicula there are removable letter compartments. Outstanding collector's item of the highest quality. The Biedermeier Lyra secretary has been completely restored. The black solder paintings as well as parts of the pedestal, the top and the interior have been complemented in the course of the restoration. (Research and text: Art historian Jens J. Reinke, M.A.) Images: - Figure 14 of 15 shows a similar secretary from the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The depicted secretary is in the collection of the Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna, Austria. (Image source: Kreisel/Himmelheber, figure 458) - Figure 15 of 15 shows the offered secretary next to a chair for size comparison. Scholarly literature: - Heinrich Kreisel and Georg Himmelheber: Die Kunst des deutschen Möbels. Volume 3. Klassizismus, Historismus, Jugendstil. Munich: C.H. Beck, 1983 - Wolfgang L. Eller: Schreibmöbel 1700-1850 in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz. Petersberg: Michael Imhof Vlg., 2006 - Rainer Haaff: Biedermeierwelten. Menschen, Möbel, Metropolen. Germersheim: Kunst-Verlag-Haaff, 2009.

Dimensions:
Height: 67.33 in (171 cm)Width: 39.57 in (100.5 cm)Depth: 19.3 in (49 cm)
Style:
Biedermeier (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Walnut
Place of Origin:
Austria
Period:
1820-1829
Date of Manufacture:
1820s
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Kiel, DE
Reference Number:
Seller: DL-SEK6111stDibs: LU4407214472101