Richard Riemerschmid
LIBRARY BOOKCASE
Richard Riemerschmid
LIBRARY BOOKCASE
Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna
Date 1898/99
Period 1850-1900, 19th century
Origin Germany
Medium Maple wood, Veneer, brass fittings, Stained and waxed
Dimension 226 x 117 x 28 cm (89 x 46¹/₈ x 11 inches)
Executed by: Kohlbecker & Sohn
Richard Riemerschmid designed this library bookcase
for his home in Munich Pasing. The basic concept of integrated columns can be
found in numerous early Riemerschmid designs, such as longcase clocks,
sideboards, shop furniture, other library bookcases. In the course of time, the
corner element on the right and the adjoining shelf element were lost.
H 226 cm, W 336 cm and
117 cm, depth of shelves 28 cm,
Cabinet element: H 84 cm, W 127 cm, D 69 cm (outside), H 79.5 cm, W 114 cm, D 62 cm (inside)
Date: 1898/99
Period: 1850-1900, 19th century
Origin: Germany
Medium: Maple wood, Veneer, brass fittings, Stained and waxed
Signature: Marked on lock: Möbelfabrik B. Kohlbecker & Sohn, München
Dimension: 226 x 117 x 28 cm (89 x 46¹/₈ x 11 inches)
Provenance: Richard Riemerschmid's residence in Munich
Literature: Ref.: Wohnung und Hausrat,
Munich, 1908, p. 41; W. Nerdinger (Ed.), Munich, 1982; Richard Riemerschmid,
Vom Jugendstil zum Werkbund, pp. 138 ff; Thieme/Becker,
Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler, vol. XXVIII, p. 336
Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna
Viennese Jugendstil, Secessionist Movement
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