Pamono Biedermeier Secretary in Pearwood, Braunschweig, Germany, 1820s> Secretaires

Rare secretary handmade in Braunschweig, this elegant piece of furniture made of birch wood with pear tree veneer, the lower part has two large drawers and a large writing flap, beautiful cabinet with 8 small drawers, above a wider drawer that can be folded down for writing while standing, the upper part with an attachment , in the middle a door with a painting flanked by fine alabaster columns, flatter attachments with arches on the right and left, all lockable keys included , the profiled and stepped cornice gives the furniture its grandeur, inlaid diamond-shaped key caps and elegant tapered legs complete its sophisticated design. This secretary is mentioned and described in Wolfgang Eller’s book Biedermeier Möbel page 236. Special Biedermeier furniture in fruitwood