A cabinet, designed by Adolf Loos,
Vienna, 1906/8, white lacquered softwood, glazed doors, textile curtains, white metal fittings , the interior fitted with four height-adjustable shelves, brass rod, height 150 cm, width 125 cm, depth 30 cm. (DRAX)
Two wardrobes of this apartment are preserved in the collection of the Museum der Stadt Wien.
Having divorced his wife, Lina Loos, in 1905, Adolf Loss furnished an apartment for her in Vienna’s Sieveringer Straße. In line with the famous white bedroom of Lina Loos in their common apartment in Bösendorferstraße, it was entirely furnished in white.
This lot comes with a confirmation by the architect Robert Hlawatsch of 13 July 1982, who had visited the apartment in 1965 and marked the furniture. The drawings are preserved in the Adolf Loos Archives at the Albertina, Vienna.
Provenance:
apartment of Lina Loos, No. 107 Sieveringer Straße, 1190 Vienna - Leopoldine Rüther, Vienna - private collection, Vienna, acquired from the Rüther estate.
Specialist: Dr. Gerti Draxler
Dr. Gerti Draxler
+43-1-515 60-226
gerti.draxler@dorotheum.at
06.11.2014 - 17:00
- Estimate:
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EUR 15,000.- to EUR 18,000.-
A cabinet, designed by Adolf Loos,
Vienna, 1906/8, white lacquered softwood, glazed doors, textile curtains, white metal fittings , the interior fitted with four height-adjustable shelves, brass rod, height 150 cm, width 125 cm, depth 30 cm. (DRAX)
Two wardrobes of this apartment are preserved in the collection of the Museum der Stadt Wien.
Having divorced his wife, Lina Loos, in 1905, Adolf Loss furnished an apartment for her in Vienna’s Sieveringer Straße. In line with the famous white bedroom of Lina Loos in their common apartment in Bösendorferstraße, it was entirely furnished in white.
This lot comes with a confirmation by the architect Robert Hlawatsch of 13 July 1982, who had visited the apartment in 1965 and marked the furniture. The drawings are preserved in the Adolf Loos Archives at the Albertina, Vienna.
Provenance:
apartment of Lina Loos, No. 107 Sieveringer Straße, 1190 Vienna - Leopoldine Rüther, Vienna - private collection, Vienna, acquired from the Rüther estate.
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: | 06.11.2014 - 17:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 29.10. - 06.11.2014 |