An Austrian mahogany and tinted wood writing table, Vienna, dated 1808, signed Benedikt Holl
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June 24, 12:30 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
with a sliding top, concealing a drawer revealing three removable compartments and three hidden secret drawers, with two lateral drawers, one with a writing tool, with lyra-shaped feet, joined by a stretcher, with a manuscript label "Benedikt Holl, Bürgerlich Tischlermeister in Wien, anno 1808"
Haut. 79,5 cm, larg. 85,5 cm, prof. 52,5 cm ; Height. 31 1/4 in, width. 33 1/2 in, depth. 20 1/2 in
Thierry de Maigret, Drouot, Paris, 5 June 2013, lot 237 (sold 30 980 €)
Related literature :
J. Bahns, Biedermeier Möbel Entstehung-Zentren-Typen, Keyser, 1979, p.90
Splendeurs des Collections du Prince de Liechtenstein, Palais Lumière, Evian, 2011, p.192 et 193
Benedikt Holl (1755-1833), a cabinetmaker originally from Württemberg, settled in Vienna in 1791. His reputation as a talented cabinetmaker stems from his small but technically exceptional works from the Imperial and Biedermeier period, often based on English designs. In the collections of the Prince of Liechtenstein, there is a charming lady's writing desk signed Holl (inv. MO 2307) exhibiting the same characteristics as our writing table, notably its unusual stretcher and illustrated in Splendeurs des Collections du Prince de Liechtenstein, Palais Lumière, Evian, 2011, p.192 et 193.
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