Mid-Century Austrian Walnut and Brass Coffee Table by Oswald Haerdtl

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This outstanding coffee table or side table or sofa table was designed by the Austrian architect and designer Oswald Haerdtl … Read more This outstanding coffee table or side table or sofa table was designed by the Austrian architect and designer Oswald Haerdtl and manufactured in the 1950s in Vienna. It features a heavy brass foot and a walnut shaft and unusually shaped excellent top. This outstanding table impresses with its extravagant design and also gives evidence of excellent craftsmanship. Finally, the brass foot, probably unique in its design language, is a product of the Werkstätte Hagenauer, Vienna. It's provenance is directly from a Viennese Villa, Villa Pertl, which was designed by Haerdtl in 1957. So this outstanding Coffee Table is a rare and important piece of Austrian Post War Design History. lit.: A. Stiller: Oswald Haerdtl, Vienna 2000, WV 344. 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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