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A set of eight similar Gustavian chairs each with arched back carved with leaves, openwork spalt, square drop-in seat, round fluted legs, joined by H-shaped stretcher. Sweden, late 18th century. (8)

The model which these chairs are related to was made for the Swedish castle Gunnebo by architect Carl Wilhelm Carlberg (1746–1814), the original drawings at the Röhsska Museum, Gothenburg.

Literature: Torsten Sylvén, 1996, Stolens Guldalder.

Condition

Condition report on request.

Auction

Antiquities, furniture, decorative art, carpets and books, 22 September 2021

Category

Antique Furniture

Estimate

40,000–50,000 DKK

Sold

Price realised

28,000 DKK