A Gothic Revival Walnut and Oak Parquetry Center Table by L. & S. Lövinson (German, active 19th Century)

Berlin, Circa 1867

Height 26 1/2 x width 22 7/8 x depth 22 3/4 inches.

Property from a Private Collection

Provenance:

Sotheby's, London, The Fine Art Society: 142 Years On New Bond Street, 5 February 2019, Lot 54

Note:

L. & S. Lövinson was a German design firm and furniture manufacturer based in Berlin. The firm specialized in carved furniture, and exhibited at both the London International Exhibition of 1862 and the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1867.

In overall good and stable condition. The top having an apparent texture due to pattern but no apparent signs of loss therein. Few marks to the surface. Having loss to a section of one of the arch-shaped decoration to the top of the base, two other instances of the same section appear to have been reattached. Additional images available upon request.

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European Furniture & Decorative Arts

A Gothic Revival Walnut and Oak Parquetry Center Table by L. & S. Lövinson (German, active 19th Century)

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