Lot 42
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An inlaid and ebonised maple and burrwood upholstered sofa
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An inlaid and ebonised maple and burrwood upholstered sofa

DESIGNED BY JOSEPH MARIA OLBRICH, CIRCA 1905

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An inlaid and ebonised maple and burrwood upholstered sofa
Designed by Joseph Maria Olbrich, circa 1905
Ebonised frame inset with burrwood panels, upholstered in beige patterned silk
35¼in. (89.5cm.) high; 59¼in. (150.5cm.) wide; 28 3/8in. (72cm.) deep
Literature
Cf: Bernd Krimmel, Joseph M. Olbrich 1867-1908, Exhibition Catalogue, Darmstadt, 1983, pp. 306, 307, 308, 309 (Furniture from the same series illustrated)
See also: Museum Künstlerkolonie Darmstadt, Exhibition Catalogue, pp. 194-195 (Furniture from the same series illustrated)
Bröhan-Museum, Bröhan-Museum Berlin, Landesmuseum für Jugendstil, Art Deco und Funktionalismus, 1889-1939, Leipzig, 1998, p. 92, ill. p. 93 (Furniture from the same series illustrated)
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Lot Essay

This sofa was originally designed for the Music Salon at the Mathildenhöhe Künstlerkolonie, Darmstadt, in 1905.
A similar sofa is in the permanent collection of the Museum Künstlerkolonie Darmstadt. A further example is in the Städtische Kunstsammlungen Darmstadt Museum.

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