HUNGARIAN BIEDERMEIER INLAID WALNUT VITRINE,circa 1840, attributed to Ferenc Steindl. Projecting molded-edge crown above inlaid frieze with pilasters centering triple glazed panel doors, opening to shelving, and mirrored back on plinth base. - 72 1/4 in. x 73 in. x 18 1/2 in. Estimate $7,000-9,000
Ferenc Steindl, a Hungarian cabinetmaker actively working between 1824-1860, was a highly regarded master craftsman enjoying the patronage of the Embellishment Committee for the City of Pest and the leading builder Mihály Pollack. He aided in furnishing the Pest Redoute in 1832 and during this time designed and executed interiors for the first Hungarian steamships. His early work is plain and rectangular in design with his work after 1840 adding more decorative veneers and marquetry.
His work was very well received by his peers and at the first Hungarian craft exhibitions he received prizes for his furniture in 1842, 1843, and 1846.
