RICHARD LUDWIG
| Designed by | Richard Ludwig, Vienna, 1904 |
| Executed by | Richard Ludwig, Vienna, 1904 |
| Marked | metal label: "RICHARD LUDWIG Möbelfabrik & Kunsttischlerei Wien VI Hofmuehlgasse 4" |
| Dimensions | H 196 cm, W 50 cm, D 27 cm |
| Material | Solid walnut wood and veneer, surface dyed and professionally repolished, facetted and cut glass with etched geometrical pattern freshly re-gilt, partially hammered brass fittings, dial in chased copper, 3 weights, 8 day-movement with Viennese 4/4-strike on 2 gongs, repaired by a master clockmaker, excellent condition |
| Provenance | private property, Austria |
| Literature | Das Interieur, 1904, vol. 5, plate 14 |
First-class Viennese cabinet making
The long case clock was presented at the 1904 Kunstgewerbeverein exhibition together with the matching sideboard and a gas stove by Otto Wagner, all designed for the apartment in the Majolikahaus on Wienzeile in Vienna.
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