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ETAGERE "MÜNCHEN" from FURNITURE FOR A GENTLEMEN’S STUDY consisting of: bookcase, desk and chair, side table, long case clock
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Bernhard Ludwig

ETAGERE "MÜNCHEN" from FURNITURE FOR A GENTLEMEN’S STUDY consisting of: bookcase, desk and chair, side table, long case clock

Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna

Date 1906

Period 20th century

Origin Vienna

Medium Rosewood and rose wood veneer

Dimension 110 x 40 x 23 cm (43¹/₄ x 15³/₄ x 9 inches)

The Heimat [Homeland](dining room), München [Munich] (gentlemen’s study), Bavaria (bedroom) and Köln [Cologne] (drawing room) series of furniture from the Viennese company Bernhard Ludwig combine tradition and modernity in a very distinctive formal language that has hints of French art nouveau. The detailed carving, inlays and fittings together with the outstanding cabinet making characterise this exquisite example of the skilful craftsmanship of Viennese Jugendstil.

Designed and executed by: Bernhard Ludwig, cabinetmaker by appointment to the imperial and royal court, Vienna, from 1906 on

Rosewood and rose wood veneer, floral and geometrical inlay in different woods, (birch, thuja, rosewood, maple, bird’s-eye maple), solid rosewood with beautiful floral carvings, small repairs to the veneer, surface slightly repolished, copper and brass fittings with beautiful original patina, glass, cut and faceted glass, except for the polish good original condition, first-class Viennese cabinet making

Date: 1906

Period: 20th century

Origin: Vienna

Medium: Rosewood and rose wood veneer

Signature: Marked on the locks: Bernh. Ludwig, Wien 28
Signed on dial: JOHANN WOLKENSTEIN WIEN

Dimension: 110 x 40 x 23 cm (43¹/₄ x 15³/₄ x 9 inches)

Literature: Ref.: V. Behal, Möbel des Jugendstils, Vienna, 1981, p. 197 f.

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Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna

Viennese Jugendstil, Secessionist Movement

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