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MONUMENTAL MIDDLE TABLE, MID-LEIGHTEENTH CENTURY GERMAN WORK…
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MONUMENTAL MIDDLE TABLE, MID-LEIGHTEENTH CENTURY GERMAN WORK…
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Estimate 30 000 € - 50 000 €
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Description
MONUMENTAL MIDDLE TABLE, MID-LEIGHTEENTH CENTURY GERMAN WORK, circa 1750
In walnut and fir lacquered cream and painted to imitate marble, top in veneer of yellow and red Sicilian jasper, the belt decorated on all sides with masks of an old bearded man among clasps and foliate scrolls, the curved legs surmounted by rosettes au naturel.
H. 94 cm (37 in.)
l. 204 cm (80 ¼ in.)
P. 91 cm (36 in.)
A monumental German cream lacquered and faux-marble painted centre table,
mid 18th century, circa 1750
This impressive centre table of monumental proportions is a singular interpretation of the German Rococo style of the 1750s.
It is interesting to note that an engraving from the album "Modèles de décoration et d'ameublement" by Johann Michel Hoppenhaupt (1709-1779) in the library of the Institut National d'Histoire de l'Art in Paris (see fig. 1) illustrates a console table whose general lines are similar to our own, both in terms of the abundance of carved ornamentation in the upper part of the uprights and the cut-out of the central crosspiece.
The central allegorical mask decorated with a bearded man on the two central crosspieces is reminiscent of the one on a console design (see fig. 2) by Hoppenhaupt (see H. Kreisel, Die Kunst des deutschen Möbels, Spätbarock und Rokoko, C.H. Beck, Vol. II, 1970, pl. 731), who was Director of Ornaments to Frederick II of Prussia.
The carving is less precise than might be expected in the circles of this court, suggesting regional influences - particularly from southern Germany, where painted furniture is frequently found.
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About the sale
Furniture and Works of Art - Evening Sale (Lot 1-170)
Auction location
Auction time
16/06/2026 à 17h00
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