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A set of twelve Swedish neoclassical style cream and green-painted dining chairs
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- birchwood
- height 37 3/4 in.; width 21 1/2 in.; depth 16 1/2 in.
- 96 cm; 55 cm; 42 cm
Condition
Restoration to the leg of one armchair and the legs of three chairs, of which one required a separate post. Restored break to the back of one of the chairs. With minor marks, chips and scratches consistent with age and use. Minor hairline construction cracks consistent with use. In otherwise good condition.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The overall design for the backs of these chairs can be seen in elements of two examples illustrated in Sigurd Wallin, Nordiska Museets Möbler från Svenska Herremanshem, vol. III, Stockholm, 1979. The first bearing the same rectangular back rest and seat rail and by Johan Hammarström in the Bomans collection idem. p. 142, pl. 1150, and the second with identical baluster splats and seat rail, illustrated ibid. p. 141, pl. 1147.
A suite of virtually identical white-painted and giltwood armchairs is preserved in the collection of Count Carl Strömfelt at Hylinge, Sweden and is illustrated in Håkan Groth, Neoclassicism in the North, New York, 1990, p. 70, pl. 48.
A suite of virtually identical white-painted and giltwood armchairs is preserved in the collection of Count Carl Strömfelt at Hylinge, Sweden and is illustrated in Håkan Groth, Neoclassicism in the North, New York, 1990, p. 70, pl. 48.