Description:
Ref: 692JB http://hygra.com/box/692JB
A magnificent Penwork table cabinet bearing the label of R.Ackermann’s, the only labelled example of this iconic repository’s work we have ever seen. It is decorated with classical scenes, romantic views and stylised flora. It opens up to three long and two short drawers, the whole interior decorated in a similar manner. The quality of the painting is of exceptionally high standard both in execution and composition. Although within the traditions of the genre of neoclassicism, this is a work of art which transcends convention by its sheer energy and exuberance redolent of ancient classical art. Circa 1810.
Origin: UK ; Circa:
1810 ; Materials: .
Size: 33 cm wide by 19 cm by 32.3 cm: 13 inches wide
by 7.5 inches by 12.7 inches.
Condition: good overall; the cabinet has shrunk and warped slightly over the years. It still shuts well but as can be seen there is more of a gap on the top of one of the doors. There is also evidence that the lock, although of the period, has at some point been taken out. The penwork over the lock is of paper, printed with the pattern. The bottom drawer appears to have been restored at some stage of its life. The drawer itself is original, but the decoration must have suffered a catastrophe during its long life. When examined carefully it looks as if the front is covered by a print of the penwork taken from the drawer above. The colour is more faint and the definition slightly less sharp than the original. Slight pitting and wear overall which does not diminish the sharp definition of the work. Working lock and key; see images.
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