A Dutch stained pine and limewood hall bench

POSSIBLY AMSTERDAM, CIRCA 1760-1770

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A Dutch stained pine and limewood hall bench
Possibly Amsterdam, Circa 1760-1770
The asymmetrical toprail carved with scrolls and centred by a coral rockwork clasp, the back with raised shaped panels, the trapezium-shaped seat flanked by pierced shaped sides carved with scrolls, on later moulded plinths, previously white-painted, minor restorations
103cm. high x 209cm. wide x 37cm. deep

Lot Essay

The distinctive coral rockwork carving of this splendid rococo hall bench is closely related to the decoration of a similar bench, which was sold anonymously at Christie's London on 9 June 1988, lot 170. This decoration also appears on a small group of walnut furniture, comprising a cabinet and a longcase clock, which was almost certainly executed in Amsterdam. It is tempting to attribute the hall benches to the same Amsterdam workshop, but no conclusive evidence has yet come forward. (R.J. Baarsen, Nederlandse Meubelen, Zwolle, 1993, pp. 100-103.)

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