Lot 51
51
A Painted Beech and Cane Armchair
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A Painted Beech and Cane Armchair

DESIGNED BY KOLOMAN MOSER FOR THE PURKERSDORF SANATORIUM, CIRCA 1901, MANUFACTURED BY PRAG RUDNIKER

Details
A Painted Beech and Cane Armchair
Designed by Koloman Moser for the Purkersdorf Sanatorium, circa 1901, manufactured by Prag Rudniker
White-painted beech frame, woven cane seat
28¼in. (71.7cm.) high; 26in. (66cm.) wide; 25¼in. (64cm.) deep
Exhibited
Charles Rennie Mackintosh Exhibition, McLellan Galleries, Glasgow, 25. May - 30. Sept. 1996
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

Cf: Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration, Vol. XVIII, 1906, pp. 427-8
See also: Die Kunst, 1904, pp. 355-7

The present armchair is one of only ten of such chairs made and is believed to be the only example still in private hands.

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