THE STOOL PROBABLY WURZBERG, MID-18TH CENTURY, THE SAVONNERIE LOUIS XIII AND CIRCA 1660

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A GERMAN GILTWOOD AND SAVONNIERE STOOL
THE STOOL PROBABLY WURZBERG, MID-18TH CENTURY, THE SAVONNERIE LOUIS XIII AND CIRCA 1660
Now with a rectangular seat, the rails centred by rockwork cartouches and carved with foliage, C-scrolls and dracos, on foliate cabriole legs, with blue chalk inscription 54836
22 in. (56 cm.) high; 40 in. (102 cm.) wide; 20½ in. (52 cm.) deep

Provenance

With Albrecht Neuhaus, Wurzburg.
Acquired from Maurice Segoura, Paris.
A Rococo Fantasy, Treasures from a Bavarian Collection; sold Christie's, London, 6 November, 2008, lot 66.

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Lot Essay

The Residenz in Würzburg was the seat of the princely bishop Friedrich Carl von Schönborn from 1735 and the centre for stylistic develpments in the decorative arts for the whole region of Franken. The extravagant carving of the frame of this stool, featuring shells, foliage and dragons (or draco) is characteristic of the style of work that contributed to the spectacular interiors at The Residenz, and was thus popularised more widely.

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