Live Auction 14445Villa Wunderkind: Selected Works from the Private Collection of Wolfgang Joop
GERMAN, PROBABLY POTSDAM
Lot 65

GERMAN, PROBABLY POTSDAM

A ROCOCO MIRROR, MID-18TH CENTURY

Closed18 October 2017

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GBP 4,750

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GERMAN, PROBABLY POTSDAM
A ROCOCO MIRROR, MID-18TH CENTURY
silvered wood
83 in. (211 cm.) high; 31 ¼ in. (79.5 cm.) wide

Schloss Salem, Germany; probably acquired circa 1856, following the marriage of Friedrich I von Baden to Princess Louise von Preussen, and thence by descent.
The Collections of the Margrave and Grand Duke of Baden; Sotheby's, Baden-Baden, 5-21 October 1995, lot 1004.

Specialist note

According to their inventory labels, the present mirror and following console (lot 67) were originally both placed together in the same room at Schloss Salem, Baden-Baden, Germany, the seat of the of Grand Dukes of Baden.
Both the present mirror and following table are believed to have been purchased by Friedrich I von Baden around the time of his marriage to Princess Louise of Prussia. The couple, who were linked to Queen Victoria through the Princess' brother, played a significant role in the events of the late 19th century, the Grand Duke himself helping to found the German Empire.