Antique Austrian Flame Mahogany Biedermeier Secretary Desk Cabinet Chest 1860 Drawings & Prints monumental antique oak mule chest

monumental antique oak mule chest

and learned from prominent artists such as Thomas Eakins

the head of Ganesha having a hinged lid to fill with oil

mid: 18" diameter

it is signed "Gallé" to the lower part of the tapering body

Antique Austrian Flame Mahogany Biedermeier Secretary Desk Cabinet Chest 1860 Drawings & Prints monumental antique oak mule chestA fine antique Austrian Biedermeier flame mahogany secretary chest, circa 1860. The cabinet having a stepped cornice with circular turned finial brackets at each corner, the top of the cabinet is fitted with a single locking drawer with an oval brass lockplate (key is present). Below is a locking fall front panel (key present) with a wavy edge in relief, the fall when open reveals a fitted interior with a recessed storage area flanked with a pair of