Georg Haupt

Georg Haupt ( * 1741 in Stockholm, † September 18, 1784 ) was a Swedish art craftsman who became known for his furniture Gustavian-style notoriety.

George Main was the son of a master carpenter Elijah main and Magdalena high Feldt, an aunt of the artist Elias Martin. His grandfather, Jürgen Haupt, who moved from Nuremberg to Sweden in the 17th century, had been a cabinetmaker. Haupt's father died in 1744 and he went with 13 years in the teaching of the master carpenter Joan Conrad Eckstein. Following his apprenticeship in London and Paris in 1769 by King Adolf Frederick Main was appointed Hofschatullenmacher. In his small workshop in Stockholm he usually employed three journeymen and four apprentices.

Recognition got home especially for its office furniture such as desks and writing desks in both simple and exquisite design. Often his works were written in collaboration with the architect and designer Jean Eric Rehn. The valuable furniture was decorated with plenty of ornaments and inlays, which are often made ​​up large parts of the surface. A signed cabinet of the main 1989 auctions at the auction house Bukowski's for 12.2 million Swedish crowns, which makes him one of the most expensive antiques Sweden.

Haupt's furniture can be seen today among others the Swedish National Museum, the Nordic Museum in Stockholm, the French Chantilly Castle and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. 1904 was carried out a comprehensive show of Haupt's works in Stockholm. One of his most famous works was the cradle of Crown Prince Gustav Adolf. Haupt's masterpiece was a desk with shelf, he made the 1770 royal order. As a gift, King Adolf Frederick to his wife Luise Ulrike he came to his present place in the Marble Cabinet of the castle Drottningholm.