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Lot 1691 Dα

An upper Franconian marquetry table

Auction 1230 - overview Cologne
17.11.2023, 17:30 - Decorative Arts - Furniture
Estimate: 2.500 € - 3.000 €
Result: 3.528 € (incl. premium)
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An upper Franconian marquetry table

Walnut, burr walnut, maple and boxwood veneers on conifer, solid walnut. Finely moulded apron on curved supports, the knees adorned with cartouche motifs and rocailles. The curved top with marquetry depicting in shepherdess and rococo architecture, presumably after a motif by Johann Esaias Nilson, in a foliate oval surround. The top with horizontal shrinkage cracks. H 69, W 99, D 69 cm.
Mid-18th C.

Literature

Cf. Sangl, Das Bamberger Hofschreinerhandwerk im 18. Jahrhundert, Munich 1990, no. 54 f. for two chests of drawers with the same marquetry on the panels.
Cf. Graf von Pfeil, Die Möbel der Residenz Ansbach, Munich-London-New York 1999, cat. no. 31.
Cf. the Bamberg map table in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, acc. no. 1974.356.126.