Burchard Precht (b. Bremen 1651, d. Stockholm 1738)
A Swedish Baroque mirror, framed with gilded lead ornaments in the shape of flower vases and festoons, border of facet-cut mirror and blue glass. Stockholm, first half of the 18th century. H. 132 cm. W. 69 cm.
The Precht family is synonymous with the production of mirrors of the highest quality in 18th century Sweden, numerous examples having been attributed to Burchard or to his sons Gustav (d. 1763) and Christian (d. 1779). Originally from Bremen, educated in Hamburg, Burchard arrived in Stockholm in 1674 to work at Drottingholm Palace before being appointed carver to the court in 1682, further to the recommendation of the royal architect, Nicodemus Tessin the Younger. Precht became extremely influential in the development and enrichment of the Swedish baroque style. Litterature: Graham Child: World Mirrors, 1990. p. 299 And Torsten Sylvén, Elisabeth Welander-Berggren: Speglar, spegelmakare & Fabrikörer in Sweden 1650–1850, p. 192.
Furniture, varia & carpets, 26 February 2014