ADOLF LOOS
| About the artist | Brno 1870 – 1933 Kalksburg near Vienna |
| Designed by | Adolf Loos, before 1902 |
| Executed by | Friedrich Otto Schmidt, Vienna |
| Dimensions | H 212 cm, W 203 cm, D 59 cm, inside 50 cm H 88 cm, W 53,5 cm, D 46 cm |
| Material | Riegelahorn and veneer, dyed, some retouches, surface delicately cleaned and slightly repolished, cut and facetted glass mirror, bedside cabinets with marble top and marble panel lining, brass fittings, very good original condition |
| Provenance | apartment of Dr. Hugo Haberfeld, private collection, Austria |
| Literature | Das Interieur IV, 1903, p. 15; E. B. Ottillinger, Adolf Loos, Wohnkonzepte und Möbelentwürfe, Salzburg/Wien, 1994, S. 103-104 |
Until recently, the Friedrich Otto Schmidt company (as well as its Budapest branch) was the most important manufacturer of design furniture in Vienna, producing mainly pieces based on French and English design models. The company’s fame was, however, built on the furniture it manufactured based on designs by Adolf Loos, Wilhelm Schmidt and Koloman Moser.
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