PORTOIS & FIX
| Designed by | Robert Fix, Vienna, around 1901 |
| Executed by | Portois & Fix, Vienna, 1901 to 1910 |
| Dimensions | Table: H 77 cm, Ø 134 cm, extendable to up to 500 cm with 6 extensions, 58 cm each Chairs: H 90 cm, SH 45 cm, W 46 cm, D 55 cm |
| Material | Solid mahogany wood and veneer, beech wood, linear inlays on table top, surface partially dyed to rosewood and professionally repolished, copper fittings polished and stove enamelled, upholstery and leather renewed, excellent restored condition |
| Provenance | private property, Austria |
| Literature | M. Wenzl-Bachmayer, Vienna, 2008, Die Firma Portois & Fix, Pariser Esprit und Wiener Moderne, p. 71; Kunst und Kunsthandwerk 1901, p. 10; 1902, pp. 185, 369 (London), pp. 412–414 (Turin); Vittorio Pica, L'Arte Decorativa all'Esposizione di Torino del 1902, Bergamo, 1903, p. 177; Das Interieur, 1901, p. 169 |
The dining room table with 6 chairs by Portois & Fix was presented in 1902 at the Austrian Exhibition in London and in 1906 at the Austrian Exhibition in Earls Court, London. Since the furniture was very well received there, the entire series was designated "Modell London" (the London model).
This is demonstrated by the two original paper labels found on the back of a corresponding Portois & Fix sideboard (Autumn Salon 2008, cat. no. 2: Fabr [Fabrikationsnummer - manufacturer’s number] 2224, Buffet Modell London, Macassar, 9/11/06, Schäfer).
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