1800s German cabinet

Hi all,
I’m hoping someone can give me more info on my German Schrunk pine cabinet. I know it’s from the 1800s, but unsure which decade. Is it considered a Biedermeire? After 30 years I’m debating selling, but value on a piece like this is a real head scratcher. Prices seem to be all over the place. Any help much appreciated.

 

Someone REALLY went to town stripping that piece. Theres just not a huge market for big pieces like this lately. Can we see pics of some joinery,inside,and the back?

 

Thanks for the reply. Not sure about it having been stripped. I’d think there would be signs of prior stain somewhere, but every nook, cranny and deepest grain is bare pine. Did they make them unfinished? Here are some detail pics. Back boards have been stored separately for 30 years so the fit isn’t spectacular. You’ll notice rear feet are tack ons. Front feet original?

 

I don't see any evidence of stripping..

 

A little odd and intriguing.. Looking forward to some interesting comments on this.

 

if that's 123 years old...... intriguing is right !!

 

I don't see any overt evidence of stripping either, but in the cracks may be a smidge of left over paint from vat stripping. I see a lot of that sort of rub wear. It looks antique and stripped to me, I believe it would have been originally painted so wood worms wouldn't eat it, stripping comes as no surprise. Are those tiny holes in the top of the side - wood worm holes? I've had them hit a piece that was stripped before I could get a clear finish back onto it! If this were my piece, I'd consider application of some sort of finish. None of the feet look right to me, the front ones may be correct style, but they don't look old, they all look like replacements. Maybe @verybrad can sort this out!

 

Showing the inside could be very helpful too. I don't expect you to show the bottom!

 

Not Biedermeier, but late 19th Century Victorian. I'd say 1870s or so, from your later pictures. I would have expected walnut, but it appears to be pine. As Johnny said, not a big market, especially for something that doesn't appear to have any age to it because of how it has been stripped/finished.

 

It is pine and it has been scrubbed to the bare wood. This look was quite popular in the late 80s and boatloads of scrubbed pine furniture came over from Europe. Many of them got permanently modified to TV cabinet use. It is not a look that people want these days and the large size may be detriment. That said, if it knocks down, there should be a buyer out there for a few hundred dollars. Maybe more in or near a large city. If it does not knock down, all bets are off.

 

Some shots of the inside. A contemporary divider is installed so ignore the modern darker pine. Re finish, the wood is definitely old and the cabinet very well made, so little question of authenticity in my mind. Not sure how you could strip a piece this large and leave absolutely no trace. And yes, worm holes here and there. Predates my ownership - so over 30 years ago.

 

Not sure how you could strip a piece this large and leave absolutely no trace.

my thoughts exactly......unless it was dismantled board by board....

 

Helpful response veryBrad, and sounds most probable. I do live in a huge city, and it does knock down. Do you think asking $1200 would be out of line? Maybe for the farmhouse or rustic crowd?

 

Might have gotten $1200 in the late 80s but half that seems more likely. You can always try, and come down as necessary. If you are not in a hurry to sell, it doesn't hurt to do a little fishing.

 

Just checked some recent auction results and am not encouraged. This good comparable sold for only $60.00 in July

French Provincial Pine Armoire - Jul 28, 2022 | Hunt and Peck Estate Services, Inc. in VA (liveauctioneers.com)

 

Huh. Well I’ll toss it out there and see if anyone bites. Thanks all!