brass made of brass with repoussé floral decor; outlined with repoussé oval fields; three spiral feet; shelf: semi-circular, made of brass with hammered decoration and outline with small repoussé oval fields; professionally restored; signs of age and use; measurements: fire screen: height 91 cm, width 77 cm; shelf: height 4.5 cm, length 88 cm, depth 31.2 cm. (MP)

Provenance:
Formerly Villa Godderidge, St. Pölten, Viehofen, Austinstrasse No. 89. A “protective grid for fireplace” and a “repoussé oven screen” are listed as individual items in the invoice issued by the firm Möbel- Fabrik, Sigm. Oppenheim, Vienna, Praterstrasse 30, Vienna 2 to Mr Fred Godderigde, Viehofen, on 14 December 1911.

Literature:
illustration of the fire screen with shelf, in: Das Interieur, vol XII, 1912, p. 52; cf. about the villa: Bundesdenkmalamt (ed.), Österreichische Kunsttopographie. Die Kunstdenkmäler der Stadt St. Pölten und ihrer eingemeindeten Ortschaften, vol. LIV, Horn 1999, chapter Ehemalige Spitzenfabrik p. 544f.; cf about the villa: Holme (ed.), The Art Revival in Austria, Offices of “The Studio”, London, Paris, New York, MCMVI, C 37f.

We are grateful to Mag. Thomas Pulle, Stadtmuseum St. Pölten, for his assistance with the provenance.