Lot Essay
An etching with comparable chair designs by J. G. Hertel from Augsburg is illustrated in H. Kreisel, Die Kunst des deutschen Möbels, München 1970, pl. 1083.
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MID-18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY AUGSBURG
Details
A SUITE OF SOUTH-GERMAN WHITE AND RED-PAINTED CARVED SEAT FURNITURE
MID-18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY AUGSBURG
Comprising nine side chairs and a canapé, each upholstered in red floral cotton à chassis, the channelled frames carved with C-scrolls and foliage, on cabriole legs terminating in scroll feet, each with paper label inscribed SCHLOSS FELDSBERG Obj.-Nr. 149/Inv.-Nr 3091 to 3100 (10)
MID-18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY AUGSBURG
Comprising nine side chairs and a canapé, each upholstered in red floral cotton à chassis, the channelled frames carved with C-scrolls and foliage, on cabriole legs terminating in scroll feet, each with paper label inscribed SCHLOSS FELDSBERG Obj.-Nr. 149/Inv.-Nr 3091 to 3100 (10)
Provenance
Schloss Vaduz, Liechtenstein, 1945.
Schloss Wilfersdorf, Wilfersdorf, 1975.
Vienna, 1992.
Schloss Wilfersdorf, Wilfersdorf, 1975.
Vienna, 1992.
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