Mahogany. Carved details. Linen upholstery.
Provenance;
Johanne Bissen (1862-1930, m. Benzon), son of sculptor Vilhelm Bissen (1836-1913) received the armchairs from his father. Vilhelm Bissen in turn had received them as a gift from his father, the sculptor HW Bissen (1798-1868). H. W. and V. Bissen were both, in different periods, professors and directors of the Academy of Art in Copenhagen residents Materialgaarden, HW 1840-1853, and V. Bissen.
Literature;
Mirjam Gelfer-Jørgensen, Herculanum paa Sjælland, Copenhagen, 1988, p. 167
Mirjam Gelfer-Jørgensen, Guldalderdrømmen, Copenhagen, 2003, p. 296
Ref: 1010375
| H | 93cm/36.6" |
| W | 70cm/27.6" |
| D | 64cm/25.2" |
| Seat height | 41cm/16.1" |
| Arm height | 65cm/25.6" |
H. 93cm/36.6"
W. 70cm/27.6"
D. 64cm/25.2"
Seat height 41cm/16.1"
Arm height 65cm/25.6"