GEORG KLIMT
| About the artist | 1867 – Vienna – 1931 |
| Designed by | Vienna, around 1900 |
| Executed by | Anton Pospischil, Kunstmöbeltischlerei, Vienna; Fittings designed and executed by: Georg Klimt |
| Dimensions | H 88 cm, W 150 cm, D 82 cm |
| Material | African mahogany veneer on pine, drawers in solid maple, doors with two chased copper relief panels with stylized floral pattern, copper fittings, left: "English" (semi-open front) drawers, right: three drawers with brass handles, desktop newly covered with blue leather, surface professionally repolished, excellent condition |
| Provenance | private property, Austria |
Alongside realising Josef Hoffmann's furniture designs for the Paris World Exhibition in 1900, Anton Pospischil obviously worked closely with Georg Klimt. Klimt was commissioned by Pospischil to design a series of fittings for some pieces of his furniture, which Pospischil repeatedly executed with slight variations, adapted to the respective functionalities and requirements. Many of Posposchil’s pieces thus feature similar fittings and reliefs signed by Georg Klimt.
First-class Viennese cabinet making
H06/24