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1880's Daniel Pabst Symphonium

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Musical Instruments - Pre-1930 Start Price:10,000.00 USD
1880's Daniel Pabst Symphonium
1880's Daniel Pabst Symphonium. Exquisite Cabinet of Walnut and Birds Eye Maple Wood. Marked with Daniel Pabst initials in 3 places. One of only 3 known pieces made by Pabst that is signed. Excellent Working Condition. A Virtuoso cabinetmaker of the Victorian Era, Daniel Pabst (1826) - 1910) created some of the most extraordinary hand-carvved furniture in America. Pabst crafted pieces in the Neo-Grec, Renaissance Revival, Modern Gothic and Colonial Revival styles. Examples of his work are in the collections of the Metropolian Museum of Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago and the Victoria and Albert Museum in Great Britain. Born in Langenstein, Germany, Pabst immigrated to the U.S. in 1849 and settled in Philadelphia where he would spend his professional career. The excellence of his craftsmanship elevated him above his peers, as did the strongly architectonic (building-like) quality of his furniture designs. He was a master at cameo-carving (intaglio) in wood: veneering a light-colored wood over a darker, then carving through to create a vivid contrast. Of the presumably thousands of pieces produced over half a century, only 3 are signed and this is one of them. Pabst retired in 1896 but continued making furniture for friends and family members into his eighties. 47 X 78 X 18 Inches.