Two Armchairs à la Loos, manufactured by Friedrich Otto Schmidt,
Vienna, four-legged structure made of solid alder, stained and with polished finish, turned legs, saddle seat, rest with new leather upholstery, surface restored. Dimensions of each armchair: height c. 85 cm, width c. 56 cm, depth c. 50 cm, height of seat c. 45 cm. (MHA)
Friedrich Otto Schmidt produced many pieces of furniture designed by Adolf Loos. He frequently also executed variations for his customers. It can be assumed that he did this with Loos’ knowledge and, in a few cases, perhaps even with his assistance. The present chairs were originally a model of the London furniture company Collison &Lock, founded in 1870, and eventually found their way into the program of F. O. Schmidt. This model, also called bureau chair, was stylistically the starting point for the Stössler chair by Adolf Loos. Loos used this chair in a number of interiors, such as the desk chair in Haberfeld’s study in 1899.
Lit.:
E. B. Ottillinger, Adolf Loos, Wohnkonzepte und Möbelentwürfe, Salzburg/Vienna 1994, p. 132 f, ill. 172, 173
Specialist: Mathias Harnisch, MA
Mathias Harnisch, MA
+43-1-515 60-242
Mathias.Harnisch@dorotheum.at
06.10.2021 - 15:10
- Estimate:
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EUR 7,000.- to EUR 9,000.-
Two Armchairs à la Loos, manufactured by Friedrich Otto Schmidt,
Vienna, four-legged structure made of solid alder, stained and with polished finish, turned legs, saddle seat, rest with new leather upholstery, surface restored. Dimensions of each armchair: height c. 85 cm, width c. 56 cm, depth c. 50 cm, height of seat c. 45 cm. (MHA)
Friedrich Otto Schmidt produced many pieces of furniture designed by Adolf Loos. He frequently also executed variations for his customers. It can be assumed that he did this with Loos’ knowledge and, in a few cases, perhaps even with his assistance. The present chairs were originally a model of the London furniture company Collison &Lock, founded in 1870, and eventually found their way into the program of F. O. Schmidt. This model, also called bureau chair, was stylistically the starting point for the Stössler chair by Adolf Loos. Loos used this chair in a number of interiors, such as the desk chair in Haberfeld’s study in 1899.
Lit.:
E. B. Ottillinger, Adolf Loos, Wohnkonzepte und Möbelentwürfe, Salzburg/Vienna 1994, p. 132 f, ill. 172, 173
Specialist: Mathias Harnisch, MA
Mathias Harnisch, MA
+43-1-515 60-242
Mathias.Harnisch@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Design |
| Auction type: | Online auction |
| Date: | 06.10.2021 - 15:10 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 01.10. - 06.10.2021 |