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Lot 842 Dα

A small Danish chest of drawers

Auction 1117 - overview Cologne
16.11.2018, 10:30 - Decorative Arts
Estimate: 3.000 € - 4.000 €
Result: 4.092 € (incl. premium)

A small Danish chest of drawers

Walnut veneer, giltwood, white marble. Three-drawer bombé corpus with foliate apon and flaring supports. Defective lock, replaced mountings, including a set of loose associated handles. H 82, W 76.5, D 50 cm.
Copenhagen, attributed to Mathias Ortmann, 3rd quarter 18th C.

Literature

Cf. this design by Ortmann in: Kreisel, Die Kunst des deutschen Möbels, vol. II, Munich, 1970, illus. 852 & 853.