"A rare baroque writing cabinet"

Bamberg, circa 1720/25

Pear-wood on pine-wood veneered,
lacquer painting,
original fire gilded bronze mounts
and appliques.

A similar secretary is in the National museum in Munich.

Provenance: Franconian nobel family

Literature: Himmelheber, Boulle und die “Boulle
Möbel für München”;
in cat: Max Emanuel 1976;
Vol. I.-Kreisel, Die Kunst des deutschen
Möbels 1970, illustr. 198;
Sangl, Bamberger Hofschreinerhandwerk im
18. Jahrhundert 1990, illustr. 30.

Height: 171cm, width: 135cm, depth: 74cm