CIRCA 1851, PAINTING BY JOHANN WIRZ (1805-1867)

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A SWISS CARVED AND PAINTED WALNUT OCCASIONAL TABLE
CIRCA 1851, PAINTING BY JOHANN WIRZ (1805-1867)
The circular top painted to the centre with a view of Tellskapelle, the border with painted panels depicted as the twenty-two cantons of Switzerland and carved throughout with oak leaves and acorns, on scrolling acanthus-carved legs
28¼ in. (72 cm.) high; 21 in. (53 cm.) diameter

Literature

Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations, 1851: The official Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue, Volume III, No. 259, Spicer Brothers: London, 1851, p.1283

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Lot Essay

This table was included in the Great Exhibition of 1851 in Hyde Park. Described in the catalogue as 'a table in white wood, representing a view of the chapel of William Tell, and the different costumes of the twenty-two cantons'
This example demonstrates the expertise and craftmanship of Swiss furniture makers and carvers.

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