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Precht's professional career made him the most prominent sculptor in Sweden during the 17th and early 18th centuries. His techniques of construction and aspects such as artistic presentation with a smooth surface finish seen in the altar in Gustaf Vasa Church are also noted in
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Precht established a studio which produced a large number of church fittings for more than fifty years, and which continued to be influential for most of the 18th century. An example of his work is the
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as the earlier one had been destroyed by fire in 1702. It was then the largest in Sweden where high mass was held on
Sundays. Precht and his workshop also created other church furnishings, including
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