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Barley Twist Hunzinger Armchair

Offered by: Yew Tree House

Description
An Aesthetic Movement armchair, circa 1890, attributed to Brooklyn furniture maker and designer, George Jakob Hunzinger, having barley twist turned frame with padded back and seat, recently reupholstered in Belgian linen.
George Hunzinger (1835-98) A German immigrant from a family of cabinet-makers, Hunzinger was the subject of a retrospective exhibition “The Furniture of George Hunzinger: Invention and Innovation in Nineteenth-Century America” held at the Brooklyn Museum in 1997. In reviewing the exhibition, Roberta Smith of the New York Times celebrated Hunzinger’s forward-looking chairs for their transparency and strength in design and construction, while predicting modernism’s emphasis on abstraction and visual austerity. The exhibition, she wrote, “showed furniture shedding its Victorian padding like a butterfly emerging from its chrysalis.”

More Information

Origin:	United States
Period:	19th Century
Condition:	Good. good antique condition, good color and patina. recently reupholstered
Creation Date:	1890
Styles / Movements:	Traditional
Dealer Reference #:	YEWTR00001917
Incollect Reference #:	767713

Dimensions

W.	22 in;	H.	35.5 in;	D.	22 in;
W.	55.88 cm;	H.	90.17 cm;	D.	55.88 cm;

Message from Seller:

Yew Tree House Antiques, established in 1991, specializes in unique pieces with “soulfulness of character,” carefully curated by Kevin Kleinbardt and Ahna Petersen. Visit us at The Gallery at 200 Lex in New York City or contact us at 212.249.6612 | ythantiques@yahoo.com.