Art Nouveau Corner Cabinets Attributed To Hans Bolek For August Ungethum, Vienna, 1913, Set Of 2
Chairish$40,954
Art Nouveau Corner Cabinets Attributed To Hans Bolek For August Ungethum, Vienna, 1913, Set Of 2
Chairish$40,954
Object: corner display cabinet (2 available) design: hans bolek - josef hoffmann school (vienna, 1913) model number: - execution: august ungethüm (vienna, 1913) dimensions in cm (h x w x d): 171 × 109 × 54 material: ebonized and polished oak (rosewood-colored interior), glass condition: professionally restored provenance: private collection, vienna literature: interior from the 1913/14 winter exhibition at the mak; photograph of a living room designed by hans bolek and executed by august ungethüm, august ungethüm furniture factory, mak. Ki 7905-13 / interior decoration: my home, my pride, issue 25, 1914, p. 110 / art & craft, issue 12, 1913, p. 629 / german people's paper, november 11, 1913, p. 6 / new vienna daily, november 22, 1913, p. 33 / 1913 annual report of the austrian museum of interior design (ömki), p. 4. the two corner display cases are attributed to hans bolek and were manufactured around 1913 by the august ungethüm art furniture factory in vienna. Both were students of josef hoffmann at the vienna school of applied arts and significantly influenced the design style of the wiener werkstätte (vienna workshops). this piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no official proof of authenticity, however it is well documented in design history. I take full responsibility for any authenticity issues arising from misattribution