A large display cabinet, designed by Johannes Spalt *
1969, nickel plated tubular steel, bevelled glass, three shelves, height-adjustable legs, height 212.5 cm, width 187.5 cm, depth 62.5 cm. (DRAX)
One of altogether six realised display cabinets. This model, featuring a delicate supporting frame built of ladder-like tubular struts and punctual bolting, was developed for the exhibition ‘Eastern European Folklore’ at the Museum des 20. Jahrhunderts in Vienna in 1970. The six display cabinets accommodated the show’s large collection of ceramic objects. When the exhibition was over, they were no longer used and partly transferred to private owners.
Provenance:
private ownership, Vienna.
Lit.:
Johannes Spalt, Vienna 1993, p. 225, fig. 446 (drawing), p. 226, figs. 447-449.
Specialist: Dr. Gerti Draxler
Dr. Gerti Draxler
+43-1-515 60-226
gerti.draxler@dorotheum.at
05.06.2014 - 18:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 14,940.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 10,000.- to EUR 13,000.-
A large display cabinet, designed by Johannes Spalt *
1969, nickel plated tubular steel, bevelled glass, three shelves, height-adjustable legs, height 212.5 cm, width 187.5 cm, depth 62.5 cm. (DRAX)
One of altogether six realised display cabinets. This model, featuring a delicate supporting frame built of ladder-like tubular struts and punctual bolting, was developed for the exhibition ‘Eastern European Folklore’ at the Museum des 20. Jahrhunderts in Vienna in 1970. The six display cabinets accommodated the show’s large collection of ceramic objects. When the exhibition was over, they were no longer used and partly transferred to private owners.
Provenance:
private ownership, Vienna.
Lit.:
Johannes Spalt, Vienna 1993, p. 225, fig. 446 (drawing), p. 226, figs. 447-449.
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: | 05.06.2014 - 18:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 30.05. - 05.06.2014 |
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