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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE HIDA TAKAYAMA MUSEUM OF ART
OTTO WAGNER (1841-1918)
Desk, model no. 8159, for the Ostrreichsche Postparkasse, designed circa 1906
Details
OTTO WAGNER (1841-1918)
Desk, model no. 8159, for the Ostrreichsche Postparkasse, designed circa 1906
produced by Gebrüder Thonet, Vienna
stained beechwood, aluminum
42 3/4 x 42 1/8 x 26 1/8 in. (108.6 x 107 x 66.3 cm)
with manufacturer's paper label Thonet Wien
stamped on the lock ALEX ALBERT and 1492
Desk, model no. 8159, for the Ostrreichsche Postparkasse, designed circa 1906
produced by Gebrüder Thonet, Vienna
stained beechwood, aluminum
42 3/4 x 42 1/8 x 26 1/8 in. (108.6 x 107 x 66.3 cm)
with manufacturer's paper label Thonet Wien
stamped on the lock ALEX ALBERT and 1492
Provenance
Sotheby’s, London, 4 November 1994, lot 68
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
P. Asenbaum, et. al., Moderne Vergangenheit Wien 1800-1900, Vienna, 1981, pp. 33 ref. 20 (for an in situ photograph), 266
P. Asenbaum, et. al., Otto Wagner Möbel und Innenraume, Salzburg, 1984, pp. 211-212
A. Bony, Les Annees 10, Paris, 1991, p. 650
G. Renzi, II mobile moderno, Gebrüder Thonet, Vienna Jacob & Josef Kohn, Milan 2008, pp. 134-135
P. Asenbaum, et. al., Otto Wagner Möbel und Innenraume, Salzburg, 1984, pp. 211-212
A. Bony, Les Annees 10, Paris, 1991, p. 650
G. Renzi, II mobile moderno, Gebrüder Thonet, Vienna Jacob & Josef Kohn, Milan 2008, pp. 134-135
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Michael Jefferson
International Senior Specialist, Senior Vice President