Tabernacle Secretary. Softwood frame covered with walnut and root veneer and brass fittings. Profiled front with straight cracks, oblique flap and divisible bar. The upper part consists of eleven drawers and a door with shelf interior, behind the slanted flap there are three internal drawers and two flanking drawers, the lower part has three large drawers. The furniture also houses two internal maple compartments. Most of the boxes are covered with marbled paper from the time.
The cabinet, which in German is called the Tabernakel-schrank, is a piece of furniture that originates from the German-speaking regions and can be said to unite the profane and the divine in the upper-class home. The tabernacle derives from church architecture and the function of the furniture was both practical and scholarly. A piece of furniture for a prince.
Height 188 cm Width 133 cm Depth 68 cm.
Condition
Normal wear and tear, refurbished and supplemented.
Tabernacle Secretary. Softwood frame covered with walnut and root veneer and brass fittings. Profiled front with straight cracks, oblique flap and divisible bar. The upper part consists of eleven drawers and a door with shelf interior, behind the slanted flap there are three internal drawers and two flanking drawers, the lower part has three large drawers. The furniture also houses two internal maple compartments. Most of the boxes are covered with marbled paper from the time.
The cabinet, which in German is called the Tabernakel-schrank, is a piece of furniture that originates from the German-speaking regions and can be said to unite the profane and the divine in the upper-class home. The tabernacle derives from church architecture and the function of the furniture was both practical and scholarly. A piece of furniture for a prince.
Height 188 cm Width 133 cm Depth 68 cm.
Condition
Normal wear and tear, refurbished and supplemented.
