Lot No. 45 +


A tea table, ("Elephant"™s Trunk Table"), designed by Adolf Loos, Vienna, c. 1900, manufactured c.


1910 by F.O. Schmidt, solid oak and oak veneer, stained to simulate mahogany, brass feet, the table with a brass surround, inlaid stone panel, height 65.5 cm, diameter 95.5 cm. (DR)
Original condition. Old patination.
Loos used this model of a table several times, such as for the Haberfeld & Turnovsky apartment in Vienna.
The table was first presented by F. O. Schmidt in 1900 in the winter exhibition of the Austrian Museum of Art and Industry.
Provenance: private property, Vienna
Lit.: comp. E. B. Ottillinger, Adolf Loos. Wohnkonzepte und Möbelentwürfe, Salzburg 1994, p. 46, p. 150, figs. 46, 57 - B. Rukschcio: R. Schachel, Adolf Loos. Leben und Werk, Salzburg 1982, p. 111



14.05.2009 - 01:00

Realized price: **
EUR 16,160.-
Estimate:
EUR 8,000.- to EUR 10,000.-

A tea table, ("Elephant"™s Trunk Table"), designed by Adolf Loos, Vienna, c. 1900, manufactured c.


1910 by F.O. Schmidt, solid oak and oak veneer, stained to simulate mahogany, brass feet, the table with a brass surround, inlaid stone panel, height 65.5 cm, diameter 95.5 cm. (DR)
Original condition. Old patination.
Loos used this model of a table several times, such as for the Haberfeld & Turnovsky apartment in Vienna.
The table was first presented by F. O. Schmidt in 1900 in the winter exhibition of the Austrian Museum of Art and Industry.
Provenance: private property, Vienna
Lit.: comp. E. B. Ottillinger, Adolf Loos. Wohnkonzepte und Möbelentwürfe, Salzburg 1994, p. 46, p. 150, figs. 46, 57 - B. Rukschcio: R. Schachel, Adolf Loos. Leben und Werk, Salzburg 1982, p. 111




Buyers hotline Mon.-Fri.: 10.00am - 5.00pm
kundendienst@dorotheum.at

+43 1 515 60 200
Auction: Design
Auction type: Saleroom auction
Date: 14.05.2009 - 01:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 07.05. - 14.05.2009


** Purchase price incl. buyer's premium and VAT(Country of delivery: Austria)

It is not possible to turn in online buying orders anymore. The auction is in preparation or has been executed already.

Why register at myDOROTHEUM?

Free registration with myDOROTHEUM allows you to benefit from the following functions:

Catalogue Notifications as soon as a new auction catalogue is online.
Auctionreminder Reminder two days before the auction begins.
Online bidding Bid on your favourite items and acquire new masterpieces!
Search service Are you looking for a specific artist or brand? Save your search and you will be informed automatically as soon as they are offered in an auction!