A tablecloth with strictly structured geometric-abstract decoration, in the style of Peter Behrens, designed in around 1905, executed probably by Simon Fränkel, Neustadt; Gebr. Kobusch and A. W. Kisker,
A tablecloth with strictly structured geometric-abstract decoration, in the style of Peter Behrens, designed in around 1905, executed probably by Simon Fränkel, Neustadt; Gebr. Kobusch and A. W. Kisker,
Bielefeld; Hermann Pichler, Stuttgart-Laichingen or Weberei Ferdinand Stein, Alsfeld in Hesse hollow weave, cotton in red and olive green; wide strip frame of hourglass-shaped elements alternating with fields of twelve squares each connected by parallel lines; the inner corners with fields of eight squares each connected by parallel lines; the outside with a narrow frame frieze of geometric-abstract elements; the two mouldings bordered by bands of small squares; inside a strict arrangement of offset square and highly rectangular fields, picking up and alternating the decoration of the trims on a larger scale; hemmed; traces of use, slightly faded and stained; minor holes, some of which have been mended; 136 x 134 cm.(SH)
Literature:
cf. napkin with similar decoration by Peter Behrens: Hardtwig, Maß und Freiheit. Textilkunst im Jugendstil von Behrens bis Olbrich, cat. no. 4, p. 36. Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration 13, ill. p. 420.
12.12.2022 - 15:39
- Estimate:
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EUR 500.- to EUR 800.-
- Starting bid:
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EUR 500.-
A tablecloth with strictly structured geometric-abstract decoration, in the style of Peter Behrens, designed in around 1905, executed probably by Simon Fränkel, Neustadt; Gebr. Kobusch and A. W. Kisker,
Bielefeld; Hermann Pichler, Stuttgart-Laichingen or Weberei Ferdinand Stein, Alsfeld in Hesse hollow weave, cotton in red and olive green; wide strip frame of hourglass-shaped elements alternating with fields of twelve squares each connected by parallel lines; the inner corners with fields of eight squares each connected by parallel lines; the outside with a narrow frame frieze of geometric-abstract elements; the two mouldings bordered by bands of small squares; inside a strict arrangement of offset square and highly rectangular fields, picking up and alternating the decoration of the trims on a larger scale; hemmed; traces of use, slightly faded and stained; minor holes, some of which have been mended; 136 x 134 cm.(SH)
Literature:
cf. napkin with similar decoration by Peter Behrens: Hardtwig, Maß und Freiheit. Textilkunst im Jugendstil von Behrens bis Olbrich, cat. no. 4, p. 36. Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration 13, ill. p. 420.
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| Auction: | Jugendstil and 20th Century Arts and Crafts |
| Auction type: | Online auction |
| Date: | 12.12.2022 - 15:39 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 07.12 - 12.12.2022 |