Antique Viennese Art Nouveau Coat Rack in the style of Adolf Loos, 1913

Description

ELarge coat stand, free-standing, made of bronze-coloured lacquered cast iron with a rotating ring of hooks with 12 large upward-facing … more ELarge coat stand, free-standing, made of bronze-coloured lacquered cast iron with a rotating ring of hooks with 12 large upward-facing hooks and 8 smaller hooks below the ring, stable square base with a large central recess and small square openings, four curved struts converging in the middle to form a pole and supporting a ring as an umbrella holder. Based on a design by Adolf Loos for the Capua concert café in Johannesgasse in Vienna around 1913. Manufacturing: August Kitschelt's Erben, Vienna, circa 1913 Measures: Total hight: 198,0 cm / 77.95 in Hooks ring: 60,0 x 60,0 cm / 23.62 x 23.62 in Foot: 41,0 x 41,0 cm / 16.14 x 16.14 in Bibliography: W. Zednicek, Das Werk von Adolf Loos in der Fotografie/The work of Adolf Loos in photography, Vienna 2004, p. 119. Condition: Very good overall condition, antique furniture from the original production time. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
official proof of authenticity,
however it is well documented in design history. I take full responsibility for any authenticity



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