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The Daily New, Apr 17, 2009

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Grotto chair
(silver)

designer:
Michael Von Jakubowski

design year:
2007

manufacturer:
Anthologie Quartett, Germany

materials:
hand-carved wood; poliment-silvered

notes:
There is no record of exactly when the first Grotto furniture was created; furniture with similar decorative elements were popular in the Renaissance period, designed for the artificial grottos of Royal palace gardens. These pieces of furniture had Mediterranean-themed carved features: shells for chair seats and backs or table surfaces, dolphin-shaped legs, sea horses, algae, coral, sea snakes, as well as make-believe creatures, such as winged horses or small dragons. Usually the wood would be stained a walnut color or would be covered with a poliment silvering, with gold and brown painted highlights.

Records do exist of Grotto works produced in Venice from 1890 until production ceased in 1930 (the most well known companies were Pauly & Cie and Remi & Cie) These pieces can often be found in museums and auctions.

Michael Von Jakubowski has introduced a new piece in hand-carved wood, painted with a poliment silver technique, which is true to original production techniques and in the style of those precious Venetian masterpieces.

special instructions:
design based on Venetian 'Grotto' furniture designs of the mid 19th century

dimensions:
21.5" x 24.75"
37.5" high

price:
$17,500.00

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