A rare large wall mirror,
designed by Dagobert Peche, 1922, for the Wiener Werkstätte, manufactured by Max Welz, limewood curved and gilded, approx. 87 x 50 cm, depth 10 cm. (DRAX)
Original condition
Lit.:
cf. Wiener Werkstätte Archives, sample book, KI 12683/2: “Mirror Frame”, produced by the Wiener Werkstätte, designed by Dagobert Peche, 1922 (small square variant 48.3 x 48.3 cm) - M. Eisler, Dagobert Peche, Leipzig 1925, p. 50 (small varaint)- Die Überwindung der Utiliät. Dagobert Peche und die Wiener Werkstätte, MAK Vienna, 1998, p. 206 (small varaint) - G. Fahr-Becker, Wiener Werkstätte, Köln 2008, p. 69 (small varaint)
Provenance:
family ownership, Vienna
This large version of the mirror was only produced twice by Max Welz and is based on Dagobert Peche’s design for a smaller mirror, the charcoal drawing of which is conserved in the WW Archives. Stylized palm leaves, arranged close together, form a monumental frame of high plastic quality.
15.03.2018 - 17:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 161,600.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 130,000.- to EUR 180,000.-
A rare large wall mirror,
designed by Dagobert Peche, 1922, for the Wiener Werkstätte, manufactured by Max Welz, limewood curved and gilded, approx. 87 x 50 cm, depth 10 cm. (DRAX)
Original condition
Lit.:
cf. Wiener Werkstätte Archives, sample book, KI 12683/2: “Mirror Frame”, produced by the Wiener Werkstätte, designed by Dagobert Peche, 1922 (small square variant 48.3 x 48.3 cm) - M. Eisler, Dagobert Peche, Leipzig 1925, p. 50 (small varaint)- Die Überwindung der Utiliät. Dagobert Peche und die Wiener Werkstätte, MAK Vienna, 1998, p. 206 (small varaint) - G. Fahr-Becker, Wiener Werkstätte, Köln 2008, p. 69 (small varaint)
Provenance:
family ownership, Vienna
This large version of the mirror was only produced twice by Max Welz and is based on Dagobert Peche’s design for a smaller mirror, the charcoal drawing of which is conserved in the WW Archives. Stylized palm leaves, arranged close together, form a monumental frame of high plastic quality.
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| Auction: | Design First |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 15.03.2018 - 17:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 07.03. - 15.03.2018 |
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