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Lot 306:
Description
Keywords: Ludwig Schmidt lounge chairs, Vienna modern furniture, walnut with silvered brass inlays, Vienna Secession design, custom salon suite, early 20th century, Koloman Moser
Summary:
Important Pair of Parlor Chairs. Koloman Moser design for Ludwig Schmidt . probably designed and manufactured in concert with Josef Hoffmann Vienna Secession Jugendst Rosewood beautifully upholstered, circa 1915. Museum quality. Ludwig Schmidt was a Viennese furniture maker with whom Koloman Moser and Josef Hoffmann had contracts for design. Schmidt also worked on interiors and designs by Joseph Marie Olbricht for the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1900. It is likely he produced that furniture based on Moser’s designs.
Measurement: 35 x 23 1/2 x 28 in. (88.9 x 59.7 x 71.1 cm.), Seat Height: 19 in. (48.3 cm.) approx
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