Biedermeier seating group,
Vienna circa 1830/35. Made mostly in beech with figured maple veneer, also with marquetry ornament in mahogany. The ensemble comprises: 6 chairs of serpentine form with later upholstery on the seats and backrest, also a rectangular table with stretcher, the support of the top altered, 76 x 126 x 62 cm. In cared-for condition with minor ageing and wear. (MIN)
In 1832 an identical chair was located in the antechamber of Empress Carolina Augusta, wife of Emperor Franz I of Austria at the Hofburg. At the Vienna museum (1., Karlsplatz) there is a watercolour of a salon circa 1830 painted by Johann Stephan Decker, in which the same type of chair can be seen (upholstered in blue). See.: Wien-Museum, Inv. No. 9.896, collection of works on paper for the museum of applied arts, Vienna. Lit.: Eva B. Ottillinger u. Lieselotte Hanzl: Kaiserliche Interieurs, Die Wohnkultur des Wiener Hofes im 19. Jh. , colour plate XXXIX, fig. 74 and 76, Böhlau Verlag Vienna.
Specialist: Günther Minichreiter
Günther Minichreiter
+43-1-515 60-528
guenther.minichreiter@dorotheum.at
20.04.2016 - 15:00
- Estimate:
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EUR 7,000.- to EUR 9,000.-
Biedermeier seating group,
Vienna circa 1830/35. Made mostly in beech with figured maple veneer, also with marquetry ornament in mahogany. The ensemble comprises: 6 chairs of serpentine form with later upholstery on the seats and backrest, also a rectangular table with stretcher, the support of the top altered, 76 x 126 x 62 cm. In cared-for condition with minor ageing and wear. (MIN)
In 1832 an identical chair was located in the antechamber of Empress Carolina Augusta, wife of Emperor Franz I of Austria at the Hofburg. At the Vienna museum (1., Karlsplatz) there is a watercolour of a salon circa 1830 painted by Johann Stephan Decker, in which the same type of chair can be seen (upholstered in blue). See.: Wien-Museum, Inv. No. 9.896, collection of works on paper for the museum of applied arts, Vienna. Lit.: Eva B. Ottillinger u. Lieselotte Hanzl: Kaiserliche Interieurs, Die Wohnkultur des Wiener Hofes im 19. Jh. , colour plate XXXIX, fig. 74 and 76, Böhlau Verlag Vienna.
Specialist: Günther Minichreiter
Günther Minichreiter
+43-1-515 60-528
guenther.minichreiter@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Works of Art (Furniture, Sculptures, Glass, Porcelain) |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 20.04.2016 - 15:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 09.04. - 20.04.2016 |