Lot No. 16


A rare “Lyra” armchair, designed by Anna-Lülja Praun & Thomas Lauterbach for the “Sonett” programme,


A rare “Lyra” armchair, designed by Anna-Lülja Praun & Thomas Lauterbach for the “Sonett” programme, - Design

c. 1955, manufactured by Karl Fostel Sen’s Erben, Vienna, steel wire, the light blue lacquered sheet iron seat perforated with a pattern of squares, height 106 cm, width 55 cm, depth 73 cm, height of seat 35 cm. (DRAX)

This is the only known example of this model. It was exhibited in: Möbeldesign der 50er-Jahre, Museen des Mobiliendepots, Vienna, 2005.

Lit.:
Folder, Karl Fostel Sen’s Erben tubular steel furniture factory, Vienna, c. 1955 - T. Beyerle, K. Hirschberger, Designlandschaft Österreich 1900–2005, Birkhäuser Verlag, 2006, p. 132 - E.-B. Ottillinger, Möbeldesign der 50er-Jahre, Vienna, 2005, p. 138, fig. 61, p. 139, fig. 65 (manufacturer’s folder)

Specialist: Dr. Gerti Draxler Dr. Gerti Draxler
+43-1-515 60-226

gerti.draxler@dorotheum.at

06.11.2014 - 17:00

Realized price: **
EUR 7,500.-
Estimate:
EUR 5,000.- to EUR 6,000.-

A rare “Lyra” armchair, designed by Anna-Lülja Praun & Thomas Lauterbach for the “Sonett” programme,


c. 1955, manufactured by Karl Fostel Sen’s Erben, Vienna, steel wire, the light blue lacquered sheet iron seat perforated with a pattern of squares, height 106 cm, width 55 cm, depth 73 cm, height of seat 35 cm. (DRAX)

This is the only known example of this model. It was exhibited in: Möbeldesign der 50er-Jahre, Museen des Mobiliendepots, Vienna, 2005.

Lit.:
Folder, Karl Fostel Sen’s Erben tubular steel furniture factory, Vienna, c. 1955 - T. Beyerle, K. Hirschberger, Designlandschaft Österreich 1900–2005, Birkhäuser Verlag, 2006, p. 132 - E.-B. Ottillinger, Möbeldesign der 50er-Jahre, Vienna, 2005, p. 138, fig. 61, p. 139, fig. 65 (manufacturer’s folder)

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


** Purchase price incl. buyer's premium and VAT

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