Lot Essay
A comparable design by the Mainz cabinetmaker W. Kimbel is shown in W. Kimbel, Journal für Möbelschreiner, 2. JG. 1838/39, p. 21.
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CIRCA 1840, PROBABLY MAINZ
Details
A GERMAN BIEDERMEIER MAHOGANY SOFA
CIRCA 1840, PROBABLY MAINZ
The padded back, sides and seat covered in floral material, flanked by outscrolling sides, carved with floral sprays
210 cm. wide
CIRCA 1840, PROBABLY MAINZ
The padded back, sides and seat covered in floral material, flanked by outscrolling sides, carved with floral sprays
210 cm. wide
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