A Pair of Early Baroque Royal Chairs,
c. 1720/30, brown-stained, carved beechwood frame, partly turned, with stretchers, impressed leather upholstery with gold embossed mark from Venetian workshops - executed by the so-called Saxon court leather worker Samuel Girckhoff, the reverse side of each chair with the brand mark of a crowned monogram of Augustus the Strong, signs of age and use. (DOC)
Moritzburg castle near Dresden has retained its unique interior from the year 1723. Friedrich August I (1670 - 1733), as the Polish King August II, had established the ‘lederne’ (leather) interior for this hunting lodge. The 58 castle rooms arranged on three main floors contained variously decorated gold wall hangings, described in 1733 in the Moritzburg castle inventory. The court leather worker Samuel Girckhoff is also mentioned in relation to the system of attaching the hangings, and is known above all for his work on the seating furniture of Moritzburg castle. The chairs presented here can be located, thanks to the stamp with the date 1727, to one of the reception rooms at Moritzburg castle.
Provenance:
formerly Schloss Moritzburg near Dresden
Lit.:
Gisela Haase, Dresdener Möbel des 18. Jahrhunderts, p. 330, ill. 200a, Leipzig 1983
Specialist: Alexander Doczy
Alexander Doczy
+43-1-515 60-302
alexander.doczy@dorotheum.at
05.11.2020 - 14:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 14,050.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 6,000.- to EUR 8,000.-
A Pair of Early Baroque Royal Chairs,
c. 1720/30, brown-stained, carved beechwood frame, partly turned, with stretchers, impressed leather upholstery with gold embossed mark from Venetian workshops - executed by the so-called Saxon court leather worker Samuel Girckhoff, the reverse side of each chair with the brand mark of a crowned monogram of Augustus the Strong, signs of age and use. (DOC)
Moritzburg castle near Dresden has retained its unique interior from the year 1723. Friedrich August I (1670 - 1733), as the Polish King August II, had established the ‘lederne’ (leather) interior for this hunting lodge. The 58 castle rooms arranged on three main floors contained variously decorated gold wall hangings, described in 1733 in the Moritzburg castle inventory. The court leather worker Samuel Girckhoff is also mentioned in relation to the system of attaching the hangings, and is known above all for his work on the seating furniture of Moritzburg castle. The chairs presented here can be located, thanks to the stamp with the date 1727, to one of the reception rooms at Moritzburg castle.
Provenance:
formerly Schloss Moritzburg near Dresden
Lit.:
Gisela Haase, Dresdener Möbel des 18. Jahrhunderts, p. 330, ill. 200a, Leipzig 1983
Specialist: Alexander Doczy
Alexander Doczy
+43-1-515 60-302
alexander.doczy@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Works of Art |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction with Live Bidding |
| Date: | 05.11.2020 - 14:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 29.10. - 05.11.2020 |
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