Fruitwood-veneered Biedermeier Display Cabinet

Description:

Fruitwood-veneered Biedermeier Display Cabinet, 19th century, concave cornice, frieze with abstracted floral inlay, four turned corner posts, glazed sides and front with single door, five removable curved shelves, mirrored back, on rectangular base with long drawer, ht. 69 1/2, wd. 52, dp. 18 1/2 in.

Provenance: Formerly the Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard University.
Estimate $1,000-1,500

Original brass pulls scattered veneer losses, chip to back left cornice, some mirror panels loose.


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