Lot No. 210


An Auersperg chair, designed by Oswald Haerdtl,


An Auersperg chair, designed by Oswald Haerdtl, - Design

1952/53, for the refurbished Auersperg Palace in Vienna, manufactured by Thonet, Austria, beech stained to simulate walnut, “W”-shaped brass backrest, plywood seat, height 86 cm, width 44 cm, depth 48 cm, height of seat 44 cm. (DRAX)

Some 40 pieces of this version were produced. A model differing in certain details was used for the Café Prückel in Vienna.

Lit.: cf. A. Stiller, Oswald Haerdtl. Architekt und Designer 1899–1959, Vienna 2000, p. 254, ill. – Oswald Haerdtl, Hochschule für Angewandte Kunst, Vienna 1978, p. 14, p. 135.

Provenance:Palais Auersperg, Vienna

Specialist: Dr. Gerti Draxler Dr. Gerti Draxler
+43-1-515 60-226

gerti.draxler@dorotheum.at

16.06.2016 - 18:00

Estimate:
EUR 1,200.- to EUR 1,800.-

An Auersperg chair, designed by Oswald Haerdtl,


1952/53, for the refurbished Auersperg Palace in Vienna, manufactured by Thonet, Austria, beech stained to simulate walnut, “W”-shaped brass backrest, plywood seat, height 86 cm, width 44 cm, depth 48 cm, height of seat 44 cm. (DRAX)

Some 40 pieces of this version were produced. A model differing in certain details was used for the Café Prückel in Vienna.

Lit.: cf. A. Stiller, Oswald Haerdtl. Architekt und Designer 1899–1959, Vienna 2000, p. 254, ill. – Oswald Haerdtl, Hochschule für Angewandte Kunst, Vienna 1978, p. 14, p. 135.

Provenance:Palais Auersperg, Vienna

Specialist: Dr. Gerti Draxler Dr. Gerti Draxler
+43-1-515 60-226

gerti.draxler@dorotheum.at


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Auction: Design
Auction type: Saleroom auction
Date: 16.06.2016 - 18:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 10.06. - 16.06.2016