A Bookcase, designed by Richard Riemerschmid,
Munich, 1898/1899, manufactured by Kohlbecker & Sohn, solid and veneered maplewood construction, stained and waxed, brass fittings, marked on the lock: Möbelfabrik B. Kohlbecker & Sohn, München. Dimensions: height c. 226 cm, width c. 336 cm and c. 117 cm, shelf depth c. 28 cm, cabinet: height c. 84 cm, width c. 127 cm, depth c. 69 cm (outside), height c. 79.5 cm, width c. 114 cm, depth c. 62 cm (inside). (MHA)
Restored condition.
Richard Riemerschmid designed this bookcase for his home in Munich-Pasing. The basic concept of integrated columns can be found in many of Riemerschmid’s early designs in longcase clocks, sideboards, business furnishings and in other bookcases. The right-hand corner element and the adjoining shelf section have been lost.
Lit.:
Wohnung und Hausrat, Munich 1908, p. 41; W. Nerdinger (ed.), Munich 1982, Richard Riemerschmid, Vom Jugendstil zum Werkbund, p. 138 f; Thieme/Becker, Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler, vol. XXVIII, p. 336
Provenance:
Originally Richard Riemerschmid’s house in Munich-Pasing
Specialist: Mathias Harnisch, MA
Mathias Harnisch, MA
+43-1-515 60-242
Mathias.Harnisch@dorotheum.at
06.10.2021 - 15:03
- Estimate:
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EUR 20,000.- to EUR 30,000.-
A Bookcase, designed by Richard Riemerschmid,
Munich, 1898/1899, manufactured by Kohlbecker & Sohn, solid and veneered maplewood construction, stained and waxed, brass fittings, marked on the lock: Möbelfabrik B. Kohlbecker & Sohn, München. Dimensions: height c. 226 cm, width c. 336 cm and c. 117 cm, shelf depth c. 28 cm, cabinet: height c. 84 cm, width c. 127 cm, depth c. 69 cm (outside), height c. 79.5 cm, width c. 114 cm, depth c. 62 cm (inside). (MHA)
Restored condition.
Richard Riemerschmid designed this bookcase for his home in Munich-Pasing. The basic concept of integrated columns can be found in many of Riemerschmid’s early designs in longcase clocks, sideboards, business furnishings and in other bookcases. The right-hand corner element and the adjoining shelf section have been lost.
Lit.:
Wohnung und Hausrat, Munich 1908, p. 41; W. Nerdinger (ed.), Munich 1982, Richard Riemerschmid, Vom Jugendstil zum Werkbund, p. 138 f; Thieme/Becker, Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler, vol. XXVIII, p. 336
Provenance:
Originally Richard Riemerschmid’s house in Munich-Pasing
Specialist: Mathias Harnisch, MA
Mathias Harnisch, MA
+43-1-515 60-242
Mathias.Harnisch@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Design |
| Auction type: | Online auction |
| Date: | 06.10.2021 - 15:03 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 01.10. - 06.10.2021 |