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  • Provenance

    Purkersdorf Sanatorium, Vienna

  • Literature

    Gunter Breckner, Josef Hoffmann, Sanatorium Purkersdorf, New York, pp. 18, 134, 137
    Angela Völker, Die Stoffe der Wiener Werkstätte 1910-1932, Vienna, 1990, pp. 26-27
    Christian Brandstätter, Wiener Werkstätte 1903-1932, Vienna, 2003, p. 126

  • Catalogue Essay

    The present model chair has been reupholstered by Eiting Räume, Cologne in a replica of the 'Notschrei' fabric produced by Backhausen & Söhne, Austria who originally executed fabrics for the Wiener Werkstätte, Austria. This fabric was acquired in the 1990s and is no longer in production.

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Armchair, designed for the Billiard room of the Purkersdorf Sanatorium, Vienna

1904
Beechwood, painted beechwood, fabric.
87.8 x 65.1 x 56.8 cm (34 5/8 x 25 5/8 x 22 3/8 in.)
Executed by the Wiener Werkstätte, Austria.

Estimate
£25,000 - 35,000 

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The Architect

Created by Lee F. Mindel, London Auction 29 April 2014 6pm