A German gilt-metal-mountded walnut, burr-walnut, rosewood and fruitwood parquetry bureau-cabinet
Leipzig, ca. 1786
Masterpiece by August Pletsch from Colmnar
Signed and dated on the reverse of one
door panel ‘1786 August Pletsch / Colmnar’
Pinewood and oak; veneered with walnut,
burr-walnut and cherrywood, rosewood,
boxwood and maple, partially stained and
engraved. Ormolu mounts, chiselled and
engraved; old faceted mirror glass.
Dimensions:
249 x 132 x 76 cm
Literature:
– G. Haase, Dresdener Möbel des 18. Jahrunderts, Leipzig 1983, Kat.-No. 94, 97
– Christian Schatt, Möbelgutachten, Dresden 2005
– Stadtarchiv Leipzig, Ti C 56 “Unser neues Meisterstück zu Leipzig”, 1788