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A Gilded Wood Console Bracket Depicting America

Origin

Germany

Period

18th Century

Materials

Gilded wood

Dimensions

W.	14.5 in;	H.	18 in;	D.	6.5 in;
W.	36.83 cm;	H.	45.72 cm;	D.	16.51 cm;

Condition

Excellent.

Creation Date

1735-1745

Description

This highly sculptural console bracket is centered by a supporting herm figure in the guise of an American Indian with a crown of feathers. It was probably made as part of a series, each of which represented a continent, as was the fashion in the eighteenth century. The shaped latticework and incurved shell-like scrolling elements are indicative of early rococo furniture made in Frankfurt for the Princes von Thurn und Taxis.

Styles / Movements

Baroque, Rococo

Book References

H. Kreisel and G. Himmelheber, Die Kunst des deutschen Möbels: Spätbarock und Rokoko, vol. II, 1983, fig. 593.

Dealer Reference Number

CON 18-24

Incollect Reference Number

178781