Specimen Table, c.1815-1830
Manner of Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1781-1841)
Germany or Austria, c.1815-1830
Height: 85cm Width: 110cm Depth: 110cm
This exceptionally well executed centre table is a sculptural example of early 19th century neoclassical furniture, featuring a circular top veneered in a radiating pattern of specimen woods including Walnut, Rosewood, Satin-Wood & Maple. This technique, characteristic of the Biedermeier period, reflects a refined taste for natural materials and ordered symmetry, both hallmarks of Central European craftsmanship in this period.
The base is supported by three intricately carved serpents, their sculptural bodies rising to a central carved wreath beneath the top & their heads resting on a triform plinth.
This bold configuration shows similarities with designs attributed to the influential neoclassical Prussian architect and designer Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1781-1841), whose aesthetic principles influenced early 19th century German and Austrian design.
The present example, with its sophisticated marquetry and sculptural base, was likely made in southern Germany or Austria in the first quarter of the 19th century.
Germany or Austria, c.1815-1830
Height: 85cm Width: 110cm Depth: 110cm
This exceptionally well executed centre table is a sculptural example of early 19th century neoclassical furniture, featuring a circular top veneered in a radiating pattern of specimen woods including Walnut, Rosewood, Satin-Wood & Maple. This technique, characteristic of the Biedermeier period, reflects a refined taste for natural materials and ordered symmetry, both hallmarks of Central European craftsmanship in this period.
The base is supported by three intricately carved serpents, their sculptural bodies rising to a central carved wreath beneath the top & their heads resting on a triform plinth.
This bold configuration shows similarities with designs attributed to the influential neoclassical Prussian architect and designer Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1781-1841), whose aesthetic principles influenced early 19th century German and Austrian design.
The present example, with its sophisticated marquetry and sculptural base, was likely made in southern Germany or Austria in the first quarter of the 19th century.