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A "Knieschwimmer" chair,

Lot No. 34 +

A "Knieschwimmer" chair,


A "Knieschwimmer" chair, - Design

used by Adolf Loos from 1906, probably manufactured by Friedrich Otto Schmidt, beech on stained mahogany, padding, green velvet cover, height 74 cm, width 80 cm, depth 117 cm, seat height 36 cm. (DR)

Provenance: Private ownership, Vienna.

Exhibited in: Las Otras Pedreras. Gaudi - Horta - Guimard - Mackintosh - Hoffmann - Loos - Wright, Fundacio Catalunya Caixa, Barcelona 2012.

Lit.: Kat. Las Otras Pedreras, Barcelona 2012, p. 205. - B. Rukschcio - R. Schachel, Adolf Loos, Leben und Werk, Salzburg 1982, p. 625, fig. 796"“798 (comparisons) - E. B. Ottillinger, Adolf Loos, Wohnkonzepte und Möbelentwürfe, Salzburg-Vienna 1994, p. 119, fig.157 (Villa Müller, Prague), p. 139, fig. 184 (Salon Knize, Paris), p. 149, fig. 201 (Friedmann Residence, 1907)

07.11.2013 - 00:00

Realized price: **
EUR 14,940.-
Estimate:
EUR 20,000.- to EUR 30,000.-

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A "Knieschwimmer" chair,


used by Adolf Loos from 1906, probably manufactured by Friedrich Otto Schmidt, beech on stained mahogany, padding, green velvet cover, height 74 cm, width 80 cm, depth 117 cm, seat height 36 cm. (DR)

Provenance: Private ownership, Vienna.

Exhibited in: Las Otras Pedreras. Gaudi - Horta - Guimard - Mackintosh - Hoffmann - Loos - Wright, Fundacio Catalunya Caixa, Barcelona 2012.

Lit.: Kat. Las Otras Pedreras, Barcelona 2012, p. 205. - B. Rukschcio - R. Schachel, Adolf Loos, Leben und Werk, Salzburg 1982, p. 625, fig. 796"“798 (comparisons) - E. B. Ottillinger, Adolf Loos, Wohnkonzepte und Möbelentwürfe, Salzburg-Vienna 1994, p. 119, fig.157 (Villa Müller, Prague), p. 139, fig. 184 (Salon Knize, Paris), p. 149, fig. 201 (Friedmann Residence, 1907)

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Auction: Design
Auction type: Saleroom auction
Date: 07.11.2013 - 00:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 01.11. - 07.11.2013


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

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