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A SET OF SIX DUTCH MAHOGANY SIDE CHAIRS
Lot 364 The Property of the Family Wijchgel van Lellens

A SET OF SIX DUTCH MAHOGANY SIDE CHAIRS

CIRCA 1780-1790

Fermé23 September 2009

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EUR 13,750

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A SET OF SIX DUTCH MAHOGANY SIDE CHAIRS
CIRCA 1780-1790
Finely carved overall, each with an oval padded back and seat covered in yellow floral velvet, the back and seatrail carved with entrelac and surmounted by a portrait medallion depicting a Roman emperor, on foliate carved stop-fluted tapering legs, headed by paterea (6)

Part of a larger set that was owned by Hendrik Louis Wijchgel van Lellens (died 1830) and by descent to the present owner.

Note du spécialiste

The armchairs originally belonging to the present lot were acquired by the Groninger Museum directly from the family in 1996. A family portrait of Hendrik Louis Wijchgel van Lellens (1757-1830) and his wife Hermanna van Gesseler dating from 1796 show these armchairs in situ.