Lime wood, delicately carved and painted in a whitish colour. Fire-gilt fittings and handles. The interior fittings of Bruchsal Palace, built between 1676 and 1743, were commissioned by the Prince-Bishop of Speyer, Franz Christoph of Hutten zu Stolzenberg (1706 - 1770). The work was carried out by Johann Michael Feuchtmayer the Younger (1709 - 1772), who completed his famous stucco ceilings in 1755. The designs for the fire-gilt door fittings, seen on this present lot in original condition, were by Francois de Cuvilliés, along with the original door frames. The wrought-iron hinges and the old key still in place. The former paintwork has been removed, the doors are intact and still bear the exquisite carvings on the front, painted stone grey, coffered on the back. Showing traces of age and use. Re-painted.Hans Rose, Spätbarock-Studien zur Geschichte des Profanbaues in den Jahren 1660 - 1760, Munich, 1922, p. 244, fig. 198.A large illustration of the doors of the marble hall can also be found in Fritz Hirsch, Das Bruchsaler Schloss, Heidelberg 1910, fig. 131. These original references are available as a large presentation folder.Provenance: Kunsthandlung Fischer Böhler in Munich.Condition: II