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A German carved mahogany armchair in the manner of Schinkel circa 1830
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description
with a outward curved button upholstered padded leather back, with curved leaf carved sides above padded down scrolled arms, one supporting a swivelling lectern above a rectangular padded seat on splayed legs terminating with brass sabots and castors, the sides carved with leaves and centred by a roundel
Catalogue Note
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
Johannes Sievers, Karl Friedrich Schinkel, Lebenswerk, Berlin, 1950, cat. num. 114.
A similar armchair by Schinkel dating from the reign of King Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia (1797-1840) was formerly in Schloss Monbijou, the former summer residence of the kings of Prussia.