Ref: 2446
Six Chairs
Ref: 2446
Six Chairs
Circa 1790
89 x 49 x 49 cm (35 x 19¹/₄ inches)
Bern, Swiss
89 x 49 x 49 cm (35 x 19¹/₄ inches)
Bern, Swiss
Provenance:
from old Bernese patrician property/Switzerland
Literature:
Hermann von Fischer, "Residential Culture of Old Bern from the 17th to the 19th Century in Jegenstorf Castle," Bern 1959; Hermann von Fischer, Werner Bucher, "Bernese Classicist Furniture by Christoph Hopfengärtner and Contemporaries." Valentin Sonnenschein, Jegenstorf 1986, exhibition catalog.
Description: Attributed to Christoph Hopfengärtner (1758-1843)
Solid cherrywood. Trapezoidal seat, straight, profiled frame with cube joints at the corners. Rectangular, curved backrest that transitions into saber legs. The front legs are round and fluted. Red fabric in a jacquard patterned "basketweave" style, the pattern dates back to Goethe's time.
Seat height = 44 cm
Solid cherrywood. Trapezoidal seat, straight, profiled frame with cube joints at the corners. Rectangular, curved backrest that transitions into saber legs. The front legs are round and fluted. Red fabric in a jacquard patterned "basketweave" style, the pattern dates back to Goethe's time.
Seat height = 44 cm
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