The cabinetmaker Christian Jakob Preisler, 1712–1779, grew up in Dresden, Germany. He belonged to the Preisler family, which also includes the famous copper engraver J.M. Preisler. In 1733 Christian Jakob Preisler arrived in Copenhagen, where he was granted Danish citizenship in 1738. He must have received a fine education since the magnificent walnut veneered commode, with his signature at the bottom, was executed in 1740 for King Christian VI. Today, the commode can be seen at Rosenborg Castle. This masterpiece should be considered among the earliest and most significant French Rococo works in the style of Charles Cressents in Denmark. Christian Jakob Preisler is believed to have supplied a few other pieces of furniture to the court, but he seems to have worked predominantly for private clients and also as a carpenter. An interior at Ledreborg from 1751 has excellent carpentry by his hand. In 1771 he did the carpentry work on the dining room that was redesigned by C.F. Harsdorff at Frederiksberg Castle. Prisler became a wealthy man and owned a house in Magstræde from 1775 and a property at Frederiksberg, the so-called ‘Snedkergård’.

Literature: Dansk Biografisk Leksikon, Gyldendal.