Lot No. 117


Hans Ofner, five overdoors, among others for the vestibule of the Villa Godderidge, St. Pölten, Viehofen, Austinstrasse no. 89, c. 1911


Hans Ofner, five overdoors, among others for the vestibule of the Villa Godderidge, St. Pölten, Viehofen, Austinstrasse no. 89, c. 1911 - Jugendstil and 20th Century Arts and Crafts

wood, white lacquered with moulded oval cartouches and arabesque forms; restored; lacquered at a later date; with small losses and signs of age and use; height 44 cm by 44.5 cm, length 139.3 cm. (MP)

Provenance:
Formerly Villa Godderidge, St. Pölten, Viehofen, Austinstrasse No. 89. One of the offered overdoors can be seen in an old photograph with a picture of the vestibule furnishings with a built-in chest of drawers.

Literature:
Bundesdenkmalamt (ed.), Österreichische Kunsttopographie. Die Kunstdenkmäler der Stadt St. Pölten und ihrer eingemeindeten Ortschaften, vol. LIV, Horn 1999, chapter Ehemalige Spitzenfabrik p. 547, ill. 689 (ill. of the vestibule cabinet); cf about the villa: Das Interieur, vol. XIII, 1912, p. 49f; 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.

Specialist: Dr. Magda Pfabigan, M.A. Dr. Magda Pfabigan, M.A.
+43-1-515 60-383

magda.pfabigan@dorotheum.at

07.07.2021 - 15:58

Estimate:
EUR 2,000.- to EUR 4,000.-

Hans Ofner, five overdoors, among others for the vestibule of the Villa Godderidge, St. Pölten, Viehofen, Austinstrasse no. 89, c. 1911


wood, white lacquered with moulded oval cartouches and arabesque forms; restored; lacquered at a later date; with small losses and signs of age and use; height 44 cm by 44.5 cm, length 139.3 cm. (MP)

Provenance:
Formerly Villa Godderidge, St. Pölten, Viehofen, Austinstrasse No. 89. One of the offered overdoors can be seen in an old photograph with a picture of the vestibule furnishings with a built-in chest of drawers.

Literature:
Bundesdenkmalamt (ed.), Österreichische Kunsttopographie. Die Kunstdenkmäler der Stadt St. Pölten und ihrer eingemeindeten Ortschaften, vol. LIV, Horn 1999, chapter Ehemalige Spitzenfabrik p. 547, ill. 689 (ill. of the vestibule cabinet); cf about the villa: Das Interieur, vol. XIII, 1912, p. 49f; 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.

Specialist: Dr. Magda Pfabigan, M.A. Dr. Magda Pfabigan, M.A.
+43-1-515 60-383

magda.pfabigan@dorotheum.at


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Auction: Jugendstil and 20th Century Arts and Crafts
Auction type: Online auction
Date: 07.07.2021 - 15:58
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 01.07. - 07.07.2021

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