A set of six rare armchairs, designed by Otto Prutscher
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for the 1914 Werkbund Exhibition in Cologne, manufactured by Thonet, Vienna, oak elaborately carved with floral motifs and scrolls, the upholstery replaced and covered with Backhausen fabric, height approx. 93 cm, width approx. 67 cm, depth approx. 47 cm. (MHA)
Exhibited:B
Werkbund Exhibition, 1914, room of the Austrian Museum of Art and Industry; La Biennale di Venezia. 18 July – 10 October 1976 (this model )
Lit.:
DKD, 1914, vol. XXXIV, ill. p. 368; DK, 1914, vol. XVII, ill. p. 473; Moderne Bauformen, 1914, vol. XIV, ill. p. 399; DK 1916, vol. XXIV, ill. p. 170; Innendekoration, 1917, vol. XXVIII, ill. p. 214; Max Eisler, Österreichische Werkkultur, ill. pp. 61, 111; idem, Deutsche Werkkunst, ill. p. 38; Vera J. Behal, Möbel des Jugendstils, Sammlung des Österreichischen Museums for Angewandte Kunst, Munich 1981, pp. 234/35, no. 190
Prov:
Formerly part of the original equipment of a Town House in Brno-Pisárky.
“Like paperweights, balls carved with foliate motifs rest heavily on the far ends of the armrests. The motif of the vase of roses adorning the backrest is typical of the formal repertoire employed in the period after 1908. Matching chairs and a circular table were part of the interior decoration of the room devoted to the Austrian Museum of Art and Industry at the 1914 Cologne Werkbund Exhibition. A similar group also appeared in a reproduction of the entrance hall of Villa Rothberger in Baden, built by Prutscher around 1914.”
(Vera J. Behal, Möbel des Jugendstils, Sammlung des Österreichischen Museums for Angewandte Kunst, Munich 1981)
Esperto: Mathias Harnisch, MA
Mathias Harnisch, MA
+43-1-515 60-242
Mathias.Harnisch@dorotheum.at
20.06.2017 - 18:00
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EUR 270.000,- a EUR 420.000,-
A set of six rare armchairs, designed by Otto Prutscher
for the 1914 Werkbund Exhibition in Cologne, manufactured by Thonet, Vienna, oak elaborately carved with floral motifs and scrolls, the upholstery replaced and covered with Backhausen fabric, height approx. 93 cm, width approx. 67 cm, depth approx. 47 cm. (MHA)
Exhibited:B
Werkbund Exhibition, 1914, room of the Austrian Museum of Art and Industry; La Biennale di Venezia. 18 July – 10 October 1976 (this model )
Lit.:
DKD, 1914, vol. XXXIV, ill. p. 368; DK, 1914, vol. XVII, ill. p. 473; Moderne Bauformen, 1914, vol. XIV, ill. p. 399; DK 1916, vol. XXIV, ill. p. 170; Innendekoration, 1917, vol. XXVIII, ill. p. 214; Max Eisler, Österreichische Werkkultur, ill. pp. 61, 111; idem, Deutsche Werkkunst, ill. p. 38; Vera J. Behal, Möbel des Jugendstils, Sammlung des Österreichischen Museums for Angewandte Kunst, Munich 1981, pp. 234/35, no. 190
Prov:
Formerly part of the original equipment of a Town House in Brno-Pisárky.
“Like paperweights, balls carved with foliate motifs rest heavily on the far ends of the armrests. The motif of the vase of roses adorning the backrest is typical of the formal repertoire employed in the period after 1908. Matching chairs and a circular table were part of the interior decoration of the room devoted to the Austrian Museum of Art and Industry at the 1914 Cologne Werkbund Exhibition. A similar group also appeared in a reproduction of the entrance hall of Villa Rothberger in Baden, built by Prutscher around 1914.”
(Vera J. Behal, Möbel des Jugendstils, Sammlung des Österreichischen Museums for Angewandte Kunst, Munich 1981)
Esperto: Mathias Harnisch, MA
Mathias Harnisch, MA
+43-1-515 60-242
Mathias.Harnisch@dorotheum.at
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Asta: | Design First |
Tipo d'asta: | Asta in sala |
Data: | 20.06.2017 - 18:00 |
Luogo dell'asta: | Wien | Palais Dorotheum |
Esposizione: | 10.06. - 20.06.2017 |