Excellent art objects and furniture by architects and designers from the turn of the century, such as Josef Hoffmann, Otto Prutscher, Adolf Loos, Koloman Moser, Otto Wagner and Michael Powolny, constitute one of the main focuses of the department of Art Nouveau, Wiener Werkstätte, Art Deco and 20th-century applied art at Dorotheum.

The selection also includes international crafts from that era, amongst others French glass by Daum Frères or Walter Amalric, sculptures by, among others, Demetre H. Chiparus, Bruno Zach and Ferdinand Preiss.

Dorotheum has also repeatedly achieved top prices for works by international artists, such as Emile Gallé, René Lalique, Louis Majorelle, Jaques-Emile Ruhlmann, Henry van de Velde, Victor Horta and Georg Jensen.

Famous brand names from that time are represented at our auctions that take place several times a year - including two outstanding major auctions - such as the Wiener Werkstätte, Gebr. Thonet, J. & J. Kohn, Johann Lötz Witwe, Klostermühle, J. & L. Lobmeyr, Werkstätten Hagenauer and Tiffany.

A 168-piece cutlery set, a collaborative work by Josef Hoffmann and Julius Zimpel, was sold at the sensational price of 344,600 euros, once more confirming Dorotheum’s leading position in this field.

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