A Russian Neoclassical gilt-brass mounted mahogany and mahogany veneered seat furniture, late 19th century
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3,000 - 5,000 EUR
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comprising a sofa and a pair of chairs, the pierced backrests centered by a lozenge, decorated with fluting and roundels, on tapered front legs and saber back legs, with an anthracite grey horsehair upholstery
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Chairs: Haut. 97 cm, larg. 45.5 cm, prof. 43 cm ; Height 38 in, width 17 ⅞ in, depth 16 ⁹⁄₁₆ in
Sofa: Haut. 99 cm, larg. 146.5 cm, prof. 54 cm ; Height 39 in, width 57 ⅝ in, depth 21 ¼ in
Please note that on 27 July 2022 the United States imposed import tariffs on certain Russian goods. This lot may be subject to a tariff upon import into the United States. The amount of the import tariff due is a percentage of the value declared upon entry into the United States.
Ariane Dandois, Sotheby's New York, October 26, 2007, Lot 635
Sotheby's New York, 17 october 2015, Lot 542.
This seat of furniture said to be in the 'Jacob' style popularized by the St. Petersburg workshops can be compared with a related set of chairs in the Secretary's room at Pavlovsk, see, Pavlovsk, Palace & Park, Leningrad, 1974, pl. 52. Another related set of chairs in the Family Sitting Room is illustrated, op. cit. pl. 187. An almost identical settee was at Tsarskoe Selo, illustrated G. Loukomski, The Palaces of Tsarskoe Selo, London, 1987, p. 81.
An almost identical set with a pair of similar side chairs was in the collection of Mrs. Marella Agnelli, sold, Sotheby's, New York, October 23, 2004, lot 100. See also another almost identical settee sold, Christie's, New York, September 29, 1999, lot 298, and a pair of bergères with identical splats, formerly in the collection of the late Garrick Stephenson, sold, Christie's, New York, October 29, 1993, lot 141. An identical sofa is illustrated in V. Huonekaluja, Russian Furniture, Lahti, 1998, pp. 157-158, fig. 99.
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