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Richard Ludwig

ART NOUVEAU LONG CASE CLOCK

Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna

Date 1904

Period Early 20th century

Origin Vienna

Dimension 196 x 50 x 27 cm (77¹/₈ x 19⁵/₈ x 10⁵/₈ inches)

Designed and executed by: Richard Ludwig, Vienna, 1904

Marked on metal label: "RICHARD LUDWIG Möbelfabrik & Kunsttischlerei Wien VI Hofmuehlgasse 4" Solid walnut wood and veneer, surface dyed and professionally repolished, facetted and cut glass with etched geometrical pattern freshly re-gilt, partially hammered brass fittings, dial in chased copper, 3 weights, 8 day-movement with Viennese 4/4-strike on 2 gongs, repaired by a master clockmaker, excellent condition.

First-class Viennese cabinet making

The long case clock was presented at the 1904 Kunstgewerbeverein exhibition together with the matching sideboard and a gas stove by Otto Wagner, all designed for the apartment in the Majolikahaus on Wienzeile in Vienna.

Date: 1904

Period: Early 20th century

Origin: Vienna

Dimension: 196 x 50 x 27 cm (77¹/₈ x 19⁵/₈ x 10⁵/₈ inches)

Provenance:

private property, Austria


Literature:

Ref.: Das Interieur, 1904,
vol. 5, plate 14


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Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna

Viennese Jugendstil, Secessionist Movement

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