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Mathias Ortmann, attributed (b. 1692, d. Copenhagen 1757)
A Danish Rococo chest of drawers, giltwood and walnut marquetry, bombé-shaped, curved bracket front with three drawers, fittings and handles of gilt bronze, corner mounting of gilt lead, carved giltwood base, later plate of white Cararra marble. Mid-18th century. H. 85 cm. W. 73 cm. D. 50 cm.
The German born cabinetmaker Mathias Ortmann (c. 1692 – 1757), who was pioneer within the Rococo style in Denmark and his furniture is of such exquisite quality that it represents the finest within Northern European Rococo.
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