A NORTH GERMAN WALNUT ARMOIRE,
Lot 730

A NORTH GERMAN WALNUT ARMOIRE,

EARLY 18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY LÜBECK

Closed12 December 2012

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USD 3,250

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A NORTH GERMAN WALNUT ARMOIRE,
EARLY 18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY LÜBECK
97 in. (247 cm.) high, 103 in. (262 cm.) wide, 38 in. (97 cm.) deep

Consul General Karl Bergsten (d. 1953).
Works of Art from the Bergsten Collection; Christie's, London, 25 March 1999, lot 183.

Specialist note

This type of armoire is generally known as Schapp. A nearly identical armoire is in the Landesmuseum Oldenburg (H. Kreisel et al., Die Kunst des deutschen Möbels, Munich, 1968, fig. 490), while a further closely related armoire is in the Politzer Collection, Trieste (E. Baccheschi, Mobili Tedeschi, Milan, 1969, p. 69).

The Bergsten Collection was formed between 1900-1950 by Karl Bergsten (d. 1953), who furnished his superb house in Stockholm in the manner of an 18th Century Grand Tour connoisseur.