ATTRIBUTED TO M. KARL LEISTLER, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY

Details

A VIENNESE GONCALO ALVES LARGE CENTRE TABLE
ATTRIBUTED TO M. KARL LEISTLER, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
The oval top above a moulded frieze with an egg-and-dart border, on foliate-carved scrolled cabriole legs headed by fluted ring-turned volutes, the legs linked to the central baluster stem by foliate-carved stretchers, previously with a leaf and mechanism to extend the top
31 in. (79 cm.) high; 95 in. (241 cm.) wide; 86 in. (218.5 cm.) deep

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

In the mid-19th century, the Viennese cabinet-maker M. Karl Leistler was renowned throughout Europe for his skilled woodwork. The sumptuous style of his work received much acclaim at the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London, where he held a large and varied display, including furniture for a suite of palatial rooms he produced for Prince Lichenstein. The present lot is nearly identical to one of M. Leister's celebrated designs on display during the 1851 Great Exhibition, illustrated in the Exhibition Catalogue, London, 1851, p. 296.

More from Furniture and Sculpture Including A Private Collection From Trevor Place, Knightsbridge

View All