Mauritius Herrgesell

DINING ROOM

consisting of sideboard, credenza, extendable dining table, 6 chairs, long case clock

Designed by: Mauritius Herrgesell, Vienna, around 1910

Executed by: Anton Herrgesell, Vienna

Marked on key: ANTON HERRGESELL WIEN

Thuya burl veneer, mahoganywood solid and veneer, elaborate geometrical border inlays, brass fittings, partially stove-enamelled, cut and elaborately facetted door glazing, two mirrors replaced, surface slightly sanded, retouched and professionally polished, first-class condition

Sideboard: H 199 cm, W 112.5  cm, D 54  cm

Credenza: H 199 cm, W 219  cm, D 74 cm

Dining table: H 77 cm, W 129.5/246  cm, D  109.5 cm

Chairs: H 95 cm, SH 48 cm, W 46 cm, D 55 cm

Long case clock: H 199 cm, W 51,5 cm, D 21,5 cm

Mauritius Hergesell studied architecture at the Vienna School of Arts and Crafts in the class of professor Josef Hoffmann from 1901 to 1905. The design for this dinning room suite  is strongly influenced by Hoffmann’s formal language as it was at the time. The furniture was manufactured in his father’s workshop. Anton Herrgesell was a renowned Viennese cabinetmaker who had his salesroom at one of the best addresses in Vienna, Am Stephansplatz 9, just opposite the main entrance to St. Stephan’s Cathedral.