A Russian carved walnut and parcel gilt trompe L'oeil chair after design by Vasili Petrovich Shutov c 1900
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A Trompe L'Oeil Chair
Russian, 20th Century
after a design by Vasili Petrovich Shutov

carved and stained oak with gilt inscription

Height: 40 3/16 in.
102 cm.

Sold for US$ 3,750 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • The chair's backrest is inscribed in old Slavic with a famous Russian proverb which translates as 'The slower you go, the further you get'.

    The form is derived from 17th century Russian folk furniture and was originally produced by Shutov in 1870 for the All-Russian Manufacturing Exhibition, held in St Petersburg.

Category: Fine Art / Contemporary Art

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