A free-standing cabinet, designed by Joseph Maria Olbrich
for the 1900 Paris World’s Fair, manufactured by L. Schmitt, Vienna, mahogany veneer, maple marquetry, black stained mahogany floral carvings, mother-of-pearl inlays, two drawers and a secret compartment, height 185 cm, width 62.7 cm, depth 77.6 cm. (DRAX)
This free-standing piece of furniture formed part of the “Viennese Room” in the Austrian section of the Paris World’s Fair and was presented between two glass display cabinets. The motto had been to design luxurious furnishings for the “Salon of a princely pleasure yacht”. The ensemble was highly appreciated and was awarded the World’s Fair’s “Grand Prix”.
Provenance: private ownership, Vienna
Lit.:G. Mourey, “Round the Exhibition. III. German Decorative Art”, in: The International Studio, 12, 1900/1, pp. 49ff – Ch. F. Morawe, “Die Künstler-Kolonie auf der Welt-Ausstellung”, in: Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration, VI, 1900, pp. 493/94 – “Das Ergebnis der Pariser Welt Ausstellung”, in: Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration, VII, 1900/1, pp. 1–13, ill. p. 5 – St. Beil, Joseph Maria Olbrich 1867–1908. Architekt und Gestalter der frühen Moderne, Leopold Museum, Vienna and Mathildenhöhe, Darmstadt, Ostfildern, 2010, p. 255
Specialist: Dr. Gerti Draxler
Dr. Gerti Draxler
+43-1-515 60-226
gerti.draxler@dorotheum.at
04.11.2015 - 17:00
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EUR 45,000.- to EUR 70,000.-
A free-standing cabinet, designed by Joseph Maria Olbrich
for the 1900 Paris World’s Fair, manufactured by L. Schmitt, Vienna, mahogany veneer, maple marquetry, black stained mahogany floral carvings, mother-of-pearl inlays, two drawers and a secret compartment, height 185 cm, width 62.7 cm, depth 77.6 cm. (DRAX)
This free-standing piece of furniture formed part of the “Viennese Room” in the Austrian section of the Paris World’s Fair and was presented between two glass display cabinets. The motto had been to design luxurious furnishings for the “Salon of a princely pleasure yacht”. The ensemble was highly appreciated and was awarded the World’s Fair’s “Grand Prix”.
Provenance: private ownership, Vienna
Lit.:G. Mourey, “Round the Exhibition. III. German Decorative Art”, in: The International Studio, 12, 1900/1, pp. 49ff – Ch. F. Morawe, “Die Künstler-Kolonie auf der Welt-Ausstellung”, in: Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration, VI, 1900, pp. 493/94 – “Das Ergebnis der Pariser Welt Ausstellung”, in: Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration, VII, 1900/1, pp. 1–13, ill. p. 5 – St. Beil, Joseph Maria Olbrich 1867–1908. Architekt und Gestalter der frühen Moderne, Leopold Museum, Vienna and Mathildenhöhe, Darmstadt, Ostfildern, 2010, p. 255
Specialist: Dr. Gerti Draxler
Dr. Gerti Draxler
+43-1-515 60-226
gerti.draxler@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Design |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 04.11.2015 - 17:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 30.10. - 04.11.2015 |