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Martin St\u00f6hr's workshop, 1883
Walnut wood, carved, turned
Dimensions: H: 193.5 cm \/ W: 161.5 cm \/ D: 58 cm Inv. 17382
Cabinet set consisting of two pendant pieces. Works of remarkable artistic value, with hand-carved door panels, adorned with allegorical characters, in bas-relief, framed by incised shields, the royal cipher surmounted by a crown and the motto Nihil Sine Deo. Representative piece, with German and Italian Renaissance elements.[\/stag_toggle]<\/p>\n
In 1866, the Bavarian wood sculptor Martin St\u00f6hr (1819-1896) accompanied Prince Carol I of Hohenzollern to Romania, and two years later he was named "sculptor of the Princely House of Romania". St\u00f6hr had worked for a time at Sigmaringen Castle for Carol I, having been recommended by King (later Emperor) Wilhelm I of Prussia. The young St\u00f6hr had supervised the carpentry work at his castle, Babelsberg in Germany.<\/p>\n
In Romania, he worked in the service of King Carol I for 30 years, both for the Royal Palace in Bucharest and, especially, for his summer residence, Pele\u015f Castle, where he held the position of director of construction and planning works.<\/p>\n
The sculptor's artistic ideal was the creation of the German Renaissance, the features of this style being found in all his cabinetmaking works. Unfortunately, numerous pieces of furniture, paneling, doors and portals disappeared from the Royal Palace, with the fire of 1926.<\/p>\n
Furniture of exquisite artistic composition is preserved in Pele\u015f Castle, as well as the work of great craftsmanship and meticulousness, the carved wooden door of the main entrance.<\/p>\n
Highly personalized, St\u00f6hr's furniture is characterized by an abundance of ornamental detail. The perfect sculpture and the science of using volumetric asymmetry, with high reliefs and ronde-bosses, give the German Renaissance-style pieces an essentially Baroque touch.<\/p>\n
For his faithful service and talent, the sculptor and architect Martin St\u00f6hr was awarded several orders and medals: Carol I awarded him the Order of the Star of Romania in the rank of knight, the Order of the Crown in the rank of officer, and Prince Karl Anton of Hohenzollern awarded him the Gold Medal. From the King of Sweden he will receive the Royal Order of Wasa, and the Emperor of Austria-Hungary will award him the Knight's Cross of the Franz Josef Order.<\/p>\n
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