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Lot 5412
ROCOCO GARDEN BENCH

Baroque, probably Ferdinand Tietz (1708–1777), Würzburg, ca. 1740/50.

Sandstone. Rectangular rounded seat, carved with rocaille and leaves. On two fluted column supports tapering upwards.

172 × 42 × 45 cm.

Sold for CHF 4 750 (including buyer's premium)

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Baroque, probably Ferdinand Tietz (1708–1777), Würzburg, ca. 1740/50.

Sandstone. Rectangular rounded seat, carved with rocaille and leaves. On two fluted column supports tapering upwards.

172 × 42 × 45 cm.

Provenance:

- From the Collections of the Seehof Palace, Bamberg (according to tradition).
- Fischer-Böhler, Munich.
- Private collection, Switzerland.

Cf. a very similar garden bench by Tietz illustrated in: B.W. Lindemann, Ferdinand Tietz 1708–1777. Weissenhorn 1989, p. 361 ( fig. 18).

Conditionreport:

- Losses and chips

CHF 4 000 / 6 000 | (€ 4 120 / 6 190)

Sold for CHF 4 750 (including buyer's premium)