Secessionist Desk by Friedrich Otto Schmidt Zug, Vienna, 1905

Description

Object: desk (free-standing)
design: “à la loos” (vienna, around 1905)
model number: -
execution: friedrich otto schmidt train. (vienna, around … more Object: desk (free-standing)
design: “à la loos” (vienna, around 1905)
model number: -
execution: friedrich otto schmidt train. (vienna, around 1905)
dimensions in cm (h x w x d x wfh): 81 x 110 x 64.5 x 65.5
material: ebonized mahogany & natural, brass
condition: professionally restored
provenance: viennese private collection
literature: the interior, iv, vienna 1903, p. 16 / paths of modernity - josef hoffmann, adolf loos and the consequences, mak, p. 127

additional information:
one by adolf loos for writer and art historian dr. The six-legged table designed by hugo haberfeld (alserstraße 23, 1080 vienna) from 1902 was made in several variations by the viennese art furniture carpenter friedrich otto schmidt due to high demand. Due to the close and familiar collaboration with the designer, friedrich otto schmidt was able to produce and sell adapted art furniture, which is known in technical jargon as “à la loos” furniture.
the design language (especially the round table legs, the expansive brass feet and the brass fittings) of our desk speaks for an “à la loos” piece of art furniture. This piece is designed in the style of the selected designer and/or manufacturer less