About 1795/1800. HOFFMANN, Friedrich Gottlob(1741 - 1806)

Pear veneered, partly ebonized. Approx. 178 x 95 x 51.5 cm (folded out 70.5 cm).

3-bay dresser base on tapering square legs, center section with hinged writing tabletop (unfolded with green edged velvet cover) and a total of 4 smaller, 2-row stacked drawers, top with mirrored door and 2 fully plastic ebonized columns, stepped cornice with drawer and brass balustrade; discreetly decorated with classical brass appliqués, meandering grilles and serrated bands typical of Hoffmann workshops. Top painted blue inside, with 2 shelves. Restored ready for living, locks supplemented. 4 keys.

The Leipzig Electoral Saxon court cabinetmaker Friedrich Gottlob Hoffmann was considered one of the most important furniture manufacturers of early classicism in Germany, along with Abraham and David Roentgen; his "multifunctional furniture" is characterized by amazing changeability in design and material. This individual design allowed for different price categories that met the varying needs of customers from the bourgeoisie and aristocracy. In 1789, he published the world's first illustrated "catalog of goods", which ensured the distribution of his furniture and wide circles of buyers.

Literature : Cf. Sulzbacher / Atzig (2014), pp. 274, 275.

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