Lot No. 29


Adolf Loos, a hanging lamp “Dodekaeder”, cf. Friedrich Otto Schmidt, Vienna, c. 1902/03


single-light hanging lamp with twelve-part body (mineral shape) made of brass; a window with a hinged flap; bevelled glasses; brass chain; signs of age and use; professionally restored; electrical fittings require professional servicing; height of dodecahedron to below the ring: 24.0 cm; height of dodecahedron to above the ring: 33.0 cm; total height: 60.0 cm. (MP) Literature: cf. inter alia Rukschcio, Schachel, Adolf Loos, p. 604ff., n. 753, 754; Ottillinger, Adolf Loos, p. 139, p. 149 (gentleman’s study in the apartment of Arthur and Leonie Friedmann, 1906-07), p. 161 (large ill. of the “Metall-Glas-Lampe” from the catalogue of F. O. Schmidt); Adolf Loos, Wohnungen, p. 55: Wilhelm and Martha Hirsch apartment, Pilsen, 1907-08 (photo, c. 1930); Rukschcio, Adolf Loos: Apartment for Richard Hirsch, Pilsen, 1927, p. 63, 77, 85, 88; Rostás, Friedrich Otto Schmidt, p. 147, here with the following description: hanging lamp made of copper (“Ampel in Kupfer”), facetted glass, mineral form, rounded corners, Oswald, Vienna, 100, 190203.24. and: facet lamp (Facettampel), mineral structure, made of brass, 12 discs on chain, FOS, Hee g, 1903, 156 fl. ill. of Kiscelli Múzeum, Schmidtarchivum, R2-A2 szekrény, 170.

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

magda.pfabigan@dorotheum.at

11.12.2023 - 15:14

Realized price: **
EUR 16,900.-
Estimate:
EUR 13,000.- to EUR 20,000.-
Starting bid:
EUR 13,000.-

Adolf Loos, a hanging lamp “Dodekaeder”, cf. Friedrich Otto Schmidt, Vienna, c. 1902/03


single-light hanging lamp with twelve-part body (mineral shape) made of brass; a window with a hinged flap; bevelled glasses; brass chain; signs of age and use; professionally restored; electrical fittings require professional servicing; height of dodecahedron to below the ring: 24.0 cm; height of dodecahedron to above the ring: 33.0 cm; total height: 60.0 cm. (MP) Literature: cf. inter alia Rukschcio, Schachel, Adolf Loos, p. 604ff., n. 753, 754; Ottillinger, Adolf Loos, p. 139, p. 149 (gentleman’s study in the apartment of Arthur and Leonie Friedmann, 1906-07), p. 161 (large ill. of the “Metall-Glas-Lampe” from the catalogue of F. O. Schmidt); Adolf Loos, Wohnungen, p. 55: Wilhelm and Martha Hirsch apartment, Pilsen, 1907-08 (photo, c. 1930); Rukschcio, Adolf Loos: Apartment for Richard Hirsch, Pilsen, 1927, p. 63, 77, 85, 88; Rostás, Friedrich Otto Schmidt, p. 147, here with the following description: hanging lamp made of copper (“Ampel in Kupfer”), facetted glass, mineral form, rounded corners, Oswald, Vienna, 100, 190203.24. and: facet lamp (Facettampel), mineral structure, made of brass, 12 discs on chain, FOS, Hee g, 1903, 156 fl. ill. of Kiscelli Múzeum, Schmidtarchivum, R2-A2 szekrény, 170.

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: 11.12.2023 - 15:14
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 05.12 - 11.12.2023


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