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<b>A very good example of Long Horns Chair attributed to Wenzel Friedrich, San Antonio Texas, circa 1885. The chair has unusual carving in the aesthetic style on the horns with original gold incising. Measurements are: 36 inches tall x 36 inches wide x 36 inches deep, 26 horns. The chair is in pristine condition and his upholstered in faux fur.
FRIEDRICH, WENZEL (1827-1902). Wenzel Friedrich, horn furniture maker, was born in Grünthal, Bohemia, on July 2, 1827. In 1853 he emigrated, landed at Indianola, Texas, and settled in San Antonio. He soon established himself in cabinetmaking, a trade he had learned in Bohemia.
In 1880 Friedrich expanded his cabinetmaking business to include the manufacture of horn furniture. It has not been established whether he originated horn furniture, but over the next ten years he crafted some of the most innovative. His works received awards of merit at the Cincinnati Industrial Exposition of 1883, the New Orleans Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition of 1884-85, and the Southern Exposition at Louisville, Kentucky, in 1886. Between 1880 and 1890 his furniture, noted for its quality, was sold throughout the United States and Europe. His patrons included Queen Victoria, Otto von Bismarck, and Kaiser Wilhelm I. Friedrich died in San Antonio on November 7, 1902. Today his furniture is displayed in museums throughout the United States.
THE CHAIR WAS ON LOAN AT THE PANHANDLE-PLAINS HISTORICAL MUSEUM IN CANYON, TEXAS FOR THE EXIBIT CALLED:
SHARP HORNS, SOFT SEATS: THE ART OF HORNED FURNITURE NOVEMBER 12, 2005 TO AUGUST 2006.
The exhibit included furniture made from longhorns as well as the horns of other animals from the museum's own collection as well as borrowed pieces from other museums and private collections.
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