Description & Technical information
Designed by: Oswald Haerdtl, Vienna, around 1950
Executed by: furniture: Max Welz, Vienna, metalwork: Werkstätte Hagenauer, Vienna
Mahogany solid and veneer, surface cleaned and slightly refreshed, drawers in solid maple wood, elaborate brass fittings, original mirror, which is indirectly illuminated electrically through a non-mirrored recess in the otherwise mirrored tabletop, original keys, excellent original condition
Outstanding Viennese cabinetmaker’s craftsmanship.
H 73.5/115 cm, W 120 cm, D 50 cm
Mirror: H 40 cm, W 63 cm
According to Mr. Koch, former owner of the Welz company, this vanity table was designed by Oswald Haertel.
Date: around 1950
Period: 20th century
Origin: Austrian, Vienna
Medium: Mahogany solid and veneer, drawers in solid maple wood, elaborate brass fittings, Original mirror
Dimensions: 115 x 120 x 50 cm (45¹/₄ x 47¹/₄ x 19⁵/₈ inches)
Provenance:
private collection Koch family, Austria
Categories: Furniture
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