Tükrös ruhásszekrény
| Accession Nr.: | 81.231.1 |
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| Artist/Maker: |
Körösfői Kriesch, Aladár (1863 - 1920) |
| Date of production: |
late 19th century
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| Place of production: | Hungary |
| Materials: | cherry wood veneer; pinewood; walnut wood veneer |
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| Techniques: | veneered |
| Dimensions: |
height: 252 cm
length: 160 cm
depth: 59 cm
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The wardrobe stands on bracket feet. The front door with the mirror has a hoof-shape arch at the top, surmounted by a frieze with blind arcades and a cresting with a row of lilies. The door of the attached, lower part imitates a row of drawers the open shelf has a horizontal top. An eclectic piece, adapting Rococo and Middle-Eastern elements similar to the suite with Cat. Nos. 81.230.1- 14. According to information supplied by the seller, who is the great-granddaughter of Aladár Kőrösfői Kriesch, the pieces belonged to the Kőrösfői Kriesch's studio house at Gödöllő.
Literature
- a kiállítást rendezte: Batári Ferenc, Vadászi Erzsébet: Historizmus és eklektika. Az európai iparművészet stíluskorszakai. Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1992. - Nr. 57.
