Lagerquist - Rokokomöbler - Signerade av ebenister och schatullmakare i Stockholm

Lagerquist, Marshall: Rokokomöbler. Signerade av ebenister och schatullmakare i Stockholm

Marshall Lagerquist's work is one of the central studies on Swedish Rococo furniture production in the 18th century. It combines perspectives on art history and craftsmanship by showing both the stylistic development and the organisational structures of the furniture trade in Stockholm.

The focus is on the period between 1740 and 1780, when the Rococo aesthetic, inspired by French models under Louis XV, reached its peak in Sweden. The building activity at Stockholm Palace, which was resumed after the peace treaty of 1721, provided the decisive impetus: a new generation of craftsmen transferred French forms into the local furniture trade.

The book deals in detail with the leading masters, including Georg Haupt and Gottlieb Iwersson, whose work later made them the outstanding representatives of the Gustavian style. Lagerquist shows how their work in the Rococo period laid the foundations for later artistic developments. Other masters such as Lorentz Nordin, Christian Linning, Carl Petter Dahlström, Nils Dahlin and Jöns Ewerberg are presented with their furniture types - secretaries, writing furniture, chests of drawers and toilet tables.

Lagerquist places particular emphasis on the stamps: For the first time, all known stamps used by ebenists in Stockholm are documented in this work. In addition to individual master stamps, corporate and official markings are also explained. This systematic recording makes the book an indispensable reference source for the attribution of Swedish rococo furniture to this day.

A further chapter is devoted to Stockholm's furniture export production, which increased sharply from the middle of the 18th century. Furniture dealers capitalised on the demand in Pomerania, the Baltic states and Russia, which meant that a great deal of Swedish furniture was distributed internationally. These trade relations are traced in detail using archival sources such as export lists and applications.

The appendix contains extensive photographic documentation (126 images) illustrating furniture types such as cabinets, secretaries, desks, chests of drawers and tables.

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