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German Rococo 18th Century Glass Bead Decorated Centre Table with Exotic Parrot

$37,924.74
£28,317.45
€32,000
CA$52,016.13
A$58,462.69
CHF 30,445.83
MX$711,050.88
NOK 389,591.64
SEK 369,447.69
DKK 243,603.47
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A very rare 18th century German Rococo table. Oak and pinewood with historical paint in black and decoration in gold color. The rounded rectangular dished top with moulded edge and decorated with a mosaic made of glass beads depicting a parrot seated in a branch framed by scrolling foliage, above a plain frieze, on cabriole legs. The brilliant colours of the unfading glass beads is a strong reminder of the vivid and cheerful colours of the Rococo period. The Van Selow Workshop: One of the rarest and greatest technical achievements of the eighteenth Century was German glass beadwork from Brunswick, with Johann Michael van Selow considered to be its finest craftsmen. Van Selow worked under the Royal patronage of Duke Carl I of Braunschweig. The factory was in existence less than twenty years (1755-1772) and few examples of this colorful beadwork exist. Examples of Van Selow’s work can be seen in the Städtische Museum in Braunschweig and in The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle.
  • Creator:
    Johann Michael Van Selow (Maker)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 30.12 in (76.5 cm)Width: 31.11 in (79 cm)Depth: 21.46 in (54.5 cm)
  • Style:
    Rococo (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Beads,Glass,Oak,Pine
  • Place of Origin:
    Germany
  • Period:
    Mid-18th Century
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1760
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. The glass bead mosaic is in outstanding good condition, with only minor restorations to a few beads. Often, but not here, cracking and movement of the wooden frames made those pieces quite fragile, which may be one of the reasons for their rarity.
  • Seller Location:
    Worpswede / Bremen, DE
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 28461stDibs: LU981418451092

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