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Lot 938 Dα

A Rococo canapé

Auction 1152 - overview Cologne
29.05.2020, 14:00 - Decorative Arts
Estimate: 7.000 € - 9.000 €
Result: 10.000 € (incl. premium)

A Rococo canapé

White and gilt softwood, replaced silk covers over upholstery. Designed to be placed against a wall. Of serpentine form with six supports and curved back rests. Restored, repainted. H 102, W 179.5, D 49 cm.
Franconia, possibly Bayreuth, mid-18th C.

Provenance

Private collection, Copenhagen.

Literature

Cf. Kreisel, Die Kunst des deutschen Möbels, vol. 2, Munich 1970, illus. 709, for a very similar canapé in the new palace in Bayreuth.