Lot No. 129


Otto Wytrlik, a buffet cabinet, designed in 1901; this sideboard won an award together with other objects from an apartment furnishing


Otto Wytrlik, a buffet cabinet, designed in 1901; this sideboard won an award together with other objects from an apartment furnishing - Jugendstil and 20th Century Arts and Crafts

ash, limewashed black; two-part construction; upper section with facetted glass; a closed door on either side; brass fittings; mirrored back wall underneath; projecting lower section resting on a closed base with metal fittings; blunted edges; front of frame and panels is divided by narrow vertical lesenes and decorated with simple rectangular brass fittings; marble top, two drawers with one double door underneath; projecting lower section resting on a closed base with metal fittings; two keys; signs of age and use; height 190 cm, width 145.5 cm, depth 71 cm. (MP) Literature: At the first International Exhibition of Decorative Arts in Turin, 1902, Wyrtlik’s dining room was awarded a gold medal. Ill. in: Kunst und Kunsthandwerk, Jg. 5, 1902, after p. 52; cf. also designs for an apartment furnishing, prize-winning at the “Preisausschreiben zur Erlangung von Entwürfen für eine einfache und billige Wohnungseinrichtung” (Prize competition to obtain designs for a simple and cheap apartment furnishing), in: Innen-Dekoration, Jg. 13, 1902; Innen-Dekoration, Jg. 14, 1903; Behal, Möbel des Jugendstils, p. 266, ill., p. 221, cf. p/ 269 and cf. p. 338, no. 18 "Speisezimmer-Perspektive", ill. p. 52.

Specialist: Dr. Magda Pfabigan, M.A. Dr. Magda Pfabigan, M.A.
+43-1-515 60-383

magda.pfabigan@dorotheum.at

20.01.2023 - 16:04

Starting bid:
EUR 900.-

Otto Wytrlik, a buffet cabinet, designed in 1901; this sideboard won an award together with other objects from an apartment furnishing


ash, limewashed black; two-part construction; upper section with facetted glass; a closed door on either side; brass fittings; mirrored back wall underneath; projecting lower section resting on a closed base with metal fittings; blunted edges; front of frame and panels is divided by narrow vertical lesenes and decorated with simple rectangular brass fittings; marble top, two drawers with one double door underneath; projecting lower section resting on a closed base with metal fittings; two keys; signs of age and use; height 190 cm, width 145.5 cm, depth 71 cm. (MP) Literature: At the first International Exhibition of Decorative Arts in Turin, 1902, Wyrtlik’s dining room was awarded a gold medal. Ill. in: Kunst und Kunsthandwerk, Jg. 5, 1902, after p. 52; cf. also designs for an apartment furnishing, prize-winning at the “Preisausschreiben zur Erlangung von Entwürfen für eine einfache und billige Wohnungseinrichtung” (Prize competition to obtain designs for a simple and cheap apartment furnishing), in: Innen-Dekoration, Jg. 13, 1902; Innen-Dekoration, Jg. 14, 1903; Behal, Möbel des Jugendstils, p. 266, ill., p. 221, cf. p/ 269 and cf. p. 338, no. 18 "Speisezimmer-Perspektive", ill. p. 52.

Specialist: Dr. Magda Pfabigan, M.A. Dr. Magda Pfabigan, M.A.
+43-1-515 60-383

magda.pfabigan@dorotheum.at


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Auction: Jugendstil and 20th Century Arts and Crafts
Auction type: Online auction
Date: 20.01.2023 - 16:04
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 13.01. - 20.01.2023