A monumental armoire in moulded, carved, painted and silvered painted wood, with a curved front and sides, opening to two doors and two drawers, decorated with cartouches, rocaille, garlands of flowers and palms. Probably surrounded by Johann Christian Hoppenhaupt (1719-1785). Germany, probably Posdam, circa 1750-1760. H. 248 cm - W. 210 cm - D. 70 cm PFD Provenance : Former Fischer-Boehler Gallery, Munich, private collection, Germany, Sale Zurich, Koller, 18 June 2009, lot 1070. The Parisian rocaille style spread to Germany during the 18th century thanks to the engravings of François de Cuvilliés (1695-1768). Cuvilliés intensified the striking features of this style, moving it towards a more unbridled style, accentuating asymmetrical curves and developing more jagged models by cutting out more of the outline of the motifs. His numerous engravings flooded the market in the mid-eighteenth century, so that a large number of German sculptors adopted a very characteristic type of decoration, found in particular in Johann August Nahl (1710-1781) and his pupils, the brothers Johann Michael (1709-1755) and Johann Christian Hoppenhaupt (1719-1785). This style spread throughout Germany in the second third of the 18th century. It flourished in the south, around Munich, notably in the Amalienburg Pavilion at Nymphenburg Palace. Decorated by Cuvilés and the stucco painter Johann Baptist Zimmermann (1680-1758), the round hall of mirrors is entirely decorated with a profusion of silver rocaille motifs on a blue background. The same spirit can also be found in Prussia, particularly in Potsdam at the New Palace in Sanssouci, where many of the rooms are decorated in silver on a white background. The Haupenhaupt brothers were the main sculptors of both woodwork and furniture. Johan Christian created a number of furniture models, which he had engraved in a style very similar to the armoire on display. In this respect, he is a plausible attribution for this wardrobe. Many similar pieces of furniture are still preserved in the New Palaus (see G. Streidt and P. Feierabend, Prussia, art and architecture, Oldenburg, 1999), others are published in P. Meister and H. Jedding, Fine furniture through the centuries, Heidelberg, 1958.