MID 18TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY DRESDEN

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A PAIR OF GERMAN PARCEL-GILT AND CREAM-PAINTED FAUTEUILS
MID 18TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY DRESDEN
The cartouche shaped padded back and seat covered in yellow floral silk, inscribed to the seatrail 1638 (2)

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Lot Essay

See G. Haase, Dresdener Möbel, Leipzig, 1993, p. 336, 337 for several illustrations of chairs with similar design. Especially the arched back centred by a carved shell, flanked by floral-trails and flowerheads is a well-known pattern in Dresdener cabinetmaking.

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