An inlaid Jewellery cabinet

DESIGNED BY JOSEPH MARIA OLBRICH, THE INLAY BY ROBERT MACCO, CIRCA 1901

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An inlaid Jewellery cabinet
Designed by Joseph Maria Olbrich, the inlay by Robert Macco, circa 1901
Of trapezoidal form veneered in mahogany, the twin doors hinged at hammered lockplates decorated with abstract motifs and veneered on the inside in burr-wood, the front and sides inlaid with mother-of-pearl, ivory and copper patterning, the interior with three shelves fully lined in golden velvet, original key
15¾in. (40cm.) high

Lot Essay

Cf: Renate Ulmer, Jugendstil Darmstadt, Darmstadt, 1997, p. 27
See also: G. Wills and D. Baroni, Le meuble des grands ébénistes et designers, p. 231
Joseph Maria Olbrich 1867-1908, Exhibition Catalogue Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt, 1983, pp. 327-330
Gabriele Fahr-Becker, Art Nouveau, Cologne, 1997, p. 253

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