A bookcase, designed by Ernst Epstein,
Vienna, c. 1925, softwood frame, rosewood veneer, polished, golden paint, three adjustable shelves, height 136 cm, width 122 cm, depth 42 cm. (DRAX)
One out of two bookcases designed by Epstein for a villa built by him in Stösslgasse in Vienna.
rnst Epstein (1881–1938) came from a Jewish family of entrepreneurs and was an architect and Vienna’s master mason. He worked primarily for private customers and between 1910 and 1938 realised more than 100 residential and commercial buildings, including their furnishings and interior decoration. In his early years he worked as a construction supervisor for Adolf Loos in the residential and commercial building of Goldmann & Salatsch on Michaelerplatz.
Provenance:
Villa Stösslgasse, 1130 Vienna, in situ until 2013.
Lit.:
cf. Ernst Epstein 1881–1938. Der Bauleiter des Looshauses als Architekt, exhib. cat., Jüdisches Museum, Vienna, 2002 - S. Alber, Architekt Ernst Epstein. Architektur im Wandel vom Secessionismus zur Moderne, Vienna 2000.
Specialist: Dr. Gerti Draxler
Dr. Gerti Draxler
+43-1-515 60-226
gerti.draxler@dorotheum.at
06.11.2014 - 17:00
- Estimate:
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EUR 3,400.- to EUR 4,000.-
A bookcase, designed by Ernst Epstein,
Vienna, c. 1925, softwood frame, rosewood veneer, polished, golden paint, three adjustable shelves, height 136 cm, width 122 cm, depth 42 cm. (DRAX)
One out of two bookcases designed by Epstein for a villa built by him in Stösslgasse in Vienna.
rnst Epstein (1881–1938) came from a Jewish family of entrepreneurs and was an architect and Vienna’s master mason. He worked primarily for private customers and between 1910 and 1938 realised more than 100 residential and commercial buildings, including their furnishings and interior decoration. In his early years he worked as a construction supervisor for Adolf Loos in the residential and commercial building of Goldmann & Salatsch on Michaelerplatz.
Provenance:
Villa Stösslgasse, 1130 Vienna, in situ until 2013.
Lit.:
cf. Ernst Epstein 1881–1938. Der Bauleiter des Looshauses als Architekt, exhib. cat., Jüdisches Museum, Vienna, 2002 - S. Alber, Architekt Ernst Epstein. Architektur im Wandel vom Secessionismus zur Moderne, Vienna 2000.
Specialist: Dr. Gerti Draxler
Dr. Gerti Draxler
+43-1-515 60-226
gerti.draxler@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Design |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 06.11.2014 - 17:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 29.10. - 06.11.2014 |