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Auction 3 March 2011 New York 450 Park Avenue
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LOTS 1Ð 52
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Wednesday 23 February 2011, 10am Ð 6pm
Thursday 24 February 2011, 10am Ð 6pm
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Saturday 26 February 2011, 10am Ð 6pm
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Front cover Josef Hoffmann, Very fine and rare large ÒGitterwerkÓ basket, model no. S 509, ca. 1905, Lot 43 (detail)
Inside front cover Josef Hoffmann, Very rare and important dinner bell, model no. S2990, ca. 1913, Lot 28 (detail)
Frontispiece Josef Hoffmann, Important cupboard, from the Roller apartment, Vienna, ca. 1906, Lot 4 (detail)
Page 107 Josef Hoffmann, Very rare and early mirrored sconce, ca. 1904, Lot 16 (detail)
Inside back cover Josef Hoffmann, Set of six ÒGitterwerkÓ coat hooks, ca. 1903, Lot 17 (detail)
Back cover Josef Hoffmann, Rare side chair, for the Kunstschau Wien 1908, model no. 371, ca. 1908, Lot 26 (detail)
VIE NNAAND THEWIE NERWERK S TÄT TE
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1 JOSEF HOFFMANN 1870–1956
“Goblet no. 11,” model no. 456, ca. 1913
Clear cut glass. Produced for J. & L. Lobmeyr, Austria.
7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm.) high, 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm.) diameter
Estimate $15,000Ð20,000
PROVENANCE Private European Collection
LITERATURE Peter Noever ed., Josef Hoffmann Designs, exh. cat., MAK, Vienna,
1992, p. 243; Peter Noever, ed., Yearning for Beauty: The Wiener Werkstätte and the
Stoclet House, Ostfildern-Ruit, 2006, p. 267, cat. no. G 24
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2 OTTO WAGNER 1841Ð1918
Ceiling light, for the …sterreichische Postsparkasse, Vienna, ca. 1906
Aluminum.
6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm.) high, 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm.) diameter
Estimate $6,000Ð8,000
PROVENANCE …sterreichische Postsparkasse, Vienna
LITERATURE Paul Asenbaum et al., Otto Wagner: Mšbel und InnenrŠume,
Salzburg, 1984, p. 206; RenŽe Price, ed., New Worlds: German and Austrian Art 1890
Ð1940, New York, 2001, p. 419, cat. III. 7 for a similar example
The Banking Hall of the …sterreichische Postsparkasse, Vienna
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3 JOSEF HOFFMANN 1870Ð1956
Rare box, model no. M 122, ca. 1904
Silver-plated alpaca. Executed by the Wiener WerkstŠtte, Austria. From the
production of 18. Reverse impressed with ÒWIENER/WERK/ST€TTE.Ó
1 3/4 × 5 3/8 × 4 in. (4.4 × 13.7 × 10.2 cm.)
Estimate $25,000–35,000
LITERATURE Christian BrandstŠtter, Wonderful Wiener Werkstätte: Design in
Vienna 1903–1932, Vienna, 2003, p. 280; Michael Huey, ed., Viennese Silver: Modern
Design 1780–1918, Ostfildern-Ruit, 2003, p. 301, cat. no. 160 for a similar example
Josef HoffmannÕs preparatory drawing for the present lot is registered
at the MAK, Vienna as K.I. 12047/2
The Wiener WerkstŠtte Model Book page for the present lot,
on file at the MAK Vienna, records the initial provenances of
twelve of the eighteen boxes produced. In addition to orders
placed by the WerkstŠtte office in Vienna and its branch in
Karlsbad, Germany, other boxes were purchased by prominent
supporters of the firm including co-founder Fritz Waerndorfer
and the Hirschwald Family, owners of a rare sconce (Lot 16) also
in hammered silver-plated alpaca.
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4 JOSEF HOFFMANN 1870Ð1956
Important cupboard, from the Roller apartment, Vienna, ca. 1906
Painted pine, pine, sheet metal. Executed by the Wiener WerkstŠtte, Austria.
75 1/4 × 47 1/4 × 19 3/8 in. (191.1 × 120 × 49.2 cm.)
Estimate $80,000–120,000
PROVENANCE Alfred and Mileva Roller, Vienna
LITERATURE Peter Noever ed., Josef Hoffmann Designs, exh. cat., MAK, Vienna,
1992, p. 62, fig. 72 for a similar example; Christian Witt-Dšrring, Josef Hoffmann:
Interiors 1902Ð1913, New York, 2006, p. 39 for the apartment, p. 195 for a similar
example
Alfred RollerÕs wife Mileva in her drawing room designed by Josef Hoffmann, ca. 1906
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ÒWe wish to establish intimate contact between public, designer and craftsman, and to produce good, simple domestic requisites.Ó JOSEF HOFFMANN
The square, the grid, the framed plane restrict space but when repeated
suggest endless recurrence and limitless space. Josef HoffmannÕs canny use
of concentric squares in the decoration for Mileva and Alfred RollerÕs drawing
room (above) rebuffs the viewer but conversely draws him forward. Regardless
the effect, the impression is one of depth. In his subtle furniture designs for
the same apartment, ca. 1906, Hoffmann hews to the same hard line in service
to stability but never at the expense of movement: the thick stiles and rails of
the present cabinet amplify the recess of its panels; the painted border pushes
forward; the setback of the base recedes. ÒFor a moment, one imagines oneself
in a transitional stage between permanence and transience,Ó wrote curator
Christian Witt-Dšrring of another Hoffmann interior.
Painter, costume designer and set decorator, Alfred Roller no doubt understood
the dramatic effects of animated space. He taught with Hoffmann at the
Kunstgewerbeschule, Vienna. Prior to that, both men were founding members
of the Vienna Secession, an association of artists intent on overthrowing the
static art forms of the past.
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5 DAGOBERT PECHE 1887–1923
Very rare large table lamp, ca. 1922
Brass, fabric. Executed by the Wiener Werkstätte, Austria. Underside of
base stamped twice with “WW.”
34 1/4 in. (87 cm.) high
Estimate $75,000–85,000
LITERATURE Max Eisler, Dagobert Peche, Vienna, 1925, p. 22; Peter Noever,
ed., Dagobert Peche and the Wiener WerkstŠtte, New York, 2002, p. 228, fig. 45 for a
similar example
The present lot is one of two extant examples.
The present model published in Max Eisler, Dagobert
Peche, 1925
ÒDagobert Peche was the greatest ornamental genius Austria has produced since the Baroque.Ó JOSEF HOFFMANN
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6 WILHELM AND JOHANN JONASCH b. 1892
Unique dining table, ca. 1914
Oak.
30 3/4 × 59 1/8 × 39 in. (78.1 × 150.2 × 99.1 cm.)
Estimate $40,000–50,000
EXHIBITED Austrian Pavilion, Internationale Ausstellung fŸr Buchgewerbe und
Graphik, Leipzig, May 6ÐOctober 18, 1914
LITERATURE Max Eisler, …sterreichische Werkkultur And Das Neue Kunsthandwerk
In Deutschland Und …sterreich, Vienna, 1916, illustrated p. 98; Maria F. Rich, Vienna
1900Ð1930: Art in the Home, exh. cat., Historical Design Inc., New York, 1996,
illustrated p. 61
Brothers Wilhem and Johann Jonasch collaborated on the design
of the Herrenzimmer, a gentlemanÕs room in the Austrian pavilion
at the 1914 International Book Design and Graphics Exhibition,
Leipzig, where the present table was exhibited.
The present lot at the 1914 International Book Design and Graphics Exhibition, Leipzig,
as published in …sterreichische Werkkultur, 1916
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7 CARL OTTO CZESCHKA 1870Ð1956
Important ÒWaldidyllÓ remnant, ca. 1910
Printed textile. Executed by the Wiener WerkstŠtte, Austria.
8 1/2 × 15 1/4 in. (21.6 × 38.7 cm.), unframed
Estimate $8,000–12,000
PROVENANCE Gustav Klimt Estate, Vienna; Zimpel Family, Vienna, by descent;
Private European Collection
LITERATURE Werner J. Schweiger, Wiener WerkstŠtte: Design in Vienna,
1903Ð1932, New York, 1984, pp. 222 for a similar example; Angela Všlker and
Ruperta Pichler, Textiles of the Wiener WerkstŠtte, 1910Ð1932, New York, 1994, p. 56;
Christian BrandstŠtter, Wonderful Wiener WerkstŠtte: Design in Vienna 1903Ð1932,
Vienna, 2003, p. 352
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8 JOSEF HOFFMANN 1870Ð1956
Picture Ônail,Õ from the Hodler residence, Geneva, ca. 1913
Bronze. Executed by the Wiener WerkstŠtte, Austria.
1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm.) high, 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm.) diameter
Estimate $3,000–5,000
PROVENANCE Berthe and Ferdinand Hodler, Geneva
LITERATURE Gabriele Fahr-Becker, Wiener WerkstŠtte 1903Ð1932, Cologne, 2003,
p. 60 and p. 214; Christian Witt-Dšrring, Josef Hoffmann: Interiors 1902Ð1913, New
York, 2006, pp. 214Ð217
9 JOSEF HOFFMANN 1870Ð1956
Picture Ônail,Õ from the Hodler residence, Geneva, ca. 1913
Bronze. Executed by the Wiener WerkstŠtte, Austria.
1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm.) high, 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm.) diameter
Estimate $3,000–5,000
PROVENANCE Berthe and Ferdinand Hodler, Geneva
LITERATURE Gabriele Fahr-Becker, Wiener WerkstŠtte 1903Ð1932, Cologne, 2003,
p. 60 and p. 214; Christian Witt-Dšrring, Josef Hoffmann: Interiors 1902Ð1913, New
York, 2006, pp. 214Ð217
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10 JOSEF HOFFMANN 1870Ð1956
Important pair of wall lights, from the Wimmer-Wisgrill residence, Vienna, ca. 1908
Silver-plated brass, fabric, stained wood. Executed by the Wiener WerkstŠtte, Austria (2).
Each: 18 1/2 × 16 × 9 in. (47 × 40.6 × 22.9 cm.)
Estimate $25,000–35,000
PROVENANCE Eduard Josef Wimmer-Wisgrill, Vienna, thence by descent
Josef HoffmannÕs preparatory drawing for a similar example is registered at the MAK, Vienna as
K.I. 12111/10, model no. 228/1.
The present pair of lamps, like Austrian bellflowers on curled stems, belonged
to Eduard Josef Wimmer-Wisgrill, a former student of Josef Hoffmann at
ViennaÕs Kunstgewerbeschule. Wimmer, as he was known, joined the Wiener
WerkstŠtte in 1907 following the departure of its co-founder Koloman Moser.
Until his own emigration to America in 1922, Wimmer championed the
WerkstŠtteÕs cardinal idea: art must pervade daily life. Although a trained
architect, Wimmer designed textiles, jewelry, furniture, and utensils, in
addition to sets and costumes for the Cabaret Fledermaus, an important
WerkstŠtte commission. In later years he painted. The WerkstŠtteÕs vision was
a total one; no corner of the house lay outside its reach. A conundrum soon
presented itself: the owners of the house werenÕt cut from the same clothÑ
how to account for their calamitous costumes? In 1910 Wimmer opened the
WerkstŠtte fashion department, a fitting expansion.
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11 JOSEF HOFFMANN 1870Ð1956
Bench, ca. 1906
Painted iron, painted wood. Manufactured by August KitscheltÕs Erben,
Austria. Inside of one leg impressed with ÒAUGUST KITSCHELTS.Ó
33 × 57 × 23 in. (83.8 × 144.8 × 58.4 cm.)
Estimate $25,000–35,000
LITERATURE Fremdenblatt, Vienna, 6 April 1906; August KitscheltÕs Erben
factory catalogue, Vienna, 1915, p. 155, no. 561; Gunter Breckner, Josef Hoffmann:
Sanatorium Purkersdorf, New York, 1985, p. 121; Matthias Haldemann ed., Dialog mit
der Moderne. Fritz Wotruba und die Sammlung Kamm, Zug, 1998, p. 231, cat. no. 140
A similar example is in the permanent collection of the Neue
Galerie, New York.
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12 KOLOMAN MOSER 1868Ð1918
and ROBERT HOLUBETZ b. 1880
Rare “Phänomen” vase, ca. 1900
Iridescent dark blue glass with silver-yellow dots and trailings. Designed
for Elias Bakalowits Sšhne, Austria, and executed by Johann Loetz Witwe,
Bohemia. Underside engraved with ÒLoetz/AustriaÓ and bearing partial paper
retail label with ÒHenry Kohn & Sons/Jewelers,/Hartford, Conn.Ó
10 5/8 in. (27 cm.) high
Estimate $40,000–50,000
PROVENANCE Elias Bakalowits Sšhne, Vienna; Henry Kohn & Sons, Hartford,
Connecticut; Private Collection
LITERATURE Jan Mergl et al., eds., Loetz: Bohemian Glass 1880–1940, Ostfildern-Ruit,
2003, p. 140, fig. 34, p. 154, fig. 111a, and p. 161, fig. 123, for similar examples
Between 1898 and 1908, at the height of Art Nouveau, Loetz
produced its signature Phänomen iridescent glass. The present lot
bears silver-yellow dots and trailing threads, known as ÒStreifen und
Flecken,Ó a decoration developed by Koloman Moser in 1900. Robert
Holubetz, one of MoserÕs students at the Kunstgewerbeschule,
Vienna, designed the present form in collaboration with his
professor on the occasion of the 8th Wiener Secession exhibition
held that same year.
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13 OTTO WAGNER 1841Ð1918
Rare armchair, for the dispatch bureau of Die Zeit, Vienna, ca. 1902
Beechwood, nickel-plated metal, aluminum, cord, fabric. Produced by
Jacob & Josef Kohn, Austria. Underside stamped with ÒJ. & J. KOHN/
Teschen Austria.Ó
30 3/4 in. (78.1 cm.) high
Estimate $35,000–45,000
PROVENANCE Die Zeit, Vienna
LITERATURE Das Interieur, vol. IV, Vienna, 1903, p. 77; Paul Asenbaum, et al.,
Otto Wagner: Mšbel und InnenrŠume, Salzburg, 1984, pp. 85, 106, 202, 260; Iain Boyd
White, Otto Wagner, Vienna 1841Ð1918: Designs For Architecture, Uxbridge, 1985,
front cover and p. 20, fig. 16; Charlotte and Peter Fiell, 1000 Chairs, Cologne, 1997,
p. 114; Walter Zednicek, Otto Wagner: Zeichnungen und PlŠne, Vienna, 1999, p. 128,
fig. 114; RenŽe Price, ed., New Worlds: German and Austrian Art 1890Ð1940, New
York, 2001, p. 411
The present model as published in Das Interieur, vol. IV, Vienna, 1903, p. 77
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14 JOSEF HOFFMANN 1870Ð1956
Rare vase, ca. 1911
Etched opaque and brown flashed glass. Executed by Johann Loetz Witwe, Bohemia.
4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm.) high
Estimate $10,000–15,000
LITERATURE Gabriele Fahr-Becker, Wiener WerkstŠtte 1903Ð1932, Cologne, 2003, p. 125 for a
similar example; Jan Mergl, et al., Loetz: Bohemian Glass 1880Ð1940, New York, 2003, p. 237, fig. 195
for a similar example; David Hanks ed., The Century of Modern Designs: Selections from the Lilianne
and David M. Stewart Collection, Montreal, 2010, p. 19 for a similar example
Josef HoffmannÕs decoration for the present vase comprises cordate leaves
and bellflowers held within a strict geometric ground. Hard shapes against
soft, HoffmannÕs motif hints at the Wiener WerkstŠtteÕs many contradictions:
checkerboards versus blossoms; gold versus clay. Cased flowers bloomed
often at the WerkstŠtte; examples include a gold and opal pendant by Eduard
Josef Wimmer-Wisgrill (1911); a ceramic jar by Dagobert Peche (1912); MŠda
PrimavesiÕs gold and ivory bracelet designed by Hoffmann (1914); and, much
earlier, in the WerkstŠtteÕs own monogram Ñ the rose mark.
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15 JOSEF HOFFMANN 1870–1956
Rare table lamp,ca.1903–04
Brass,fabric.Topofbaseimpressedwith“WIENER/WERK/STÄTTE”and“JH.”
141/2in.(36.8cm.)high
Estimate $25,000–35,000
PROVENANCE HugoandBronciaKoller,Vienna
LITERATURE ChristianBrandstätter,Wonderful Wiener WerkstŠtte: Design in Vienna 1903Ð1932,
Vienna,2003,p.124foranexampleoftheoriginaldesignforthePurkersdorfSanatorium.
ThepresentlotisfromtheoriginaldesignforthePurkersdorfSanatorium.
OneexampleisapermanentpartoftheexhibitionintheWienMuseum.
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16 JOSEF HOFFMANN 1870Ð1956
Very rare and early mirrored sconce, ca. 1904
Silver-plated alpaca, mirrored glass. Executed by Karl Kallert for the Wiener
WerkstŠtte, Austria. From the production of two. Front impressed with rose
mark, ÒJH,Ó Karl KallertÕs monogram, and ÒWW.Ó
11 × 7 1/2 × 2 3/4 in. (27.9 × 19.1 × 7 cm.)
Estimate $40,000–60,000
PROVENANCE Hirschwald Family, Vienna
LITERATURE Christian BrandstŠtter, Wonderful Wiener Werkstätte: Design in
Vienna 1903–1932, Vienna, 2003, p. 280
Josef HoffmannÕs preparatory drawing for a similar example, model no. 126
(MAK K.I. 12123/35)
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When the Wiener WerkstŠtte officially registered in May 1903, as Janis Staggs
has written, the firm comprised six members: Josef Hoffmann, Koloman
Moser, Fritz Waerndorfer, metalworkers Konrad Koch and Konrad Schindel,
and silversmith Karl Kallert, who executed the present lot.
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17 JOSEF HOFFMANN 1870Ð1956
Set of six “Gitterwerk” coat hooks, ca. 1903
Brass. Executed by the Wiener WerkstŠtte, Austria (6).
Each: 4 1/4 × 6 1/4 × 1 3/4 in. (10.8 × 15.9 × 4.4 cm.)
Estimate $25,000–35,000
LITERATURE Waltraud Neuwirth, Wiener Werkstätte – Avantgarde, Art Déco,
Industrial Design, Vienna, 1985, p. 49, fig. 21 for a similar example; Maria F. Rich,
Vienna 1900–1930: Art in the Home, exh. cat., Historical Design Inc., New York, 1996,
p. 24 for a similar example
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18 JOSEF HOFFMANN 1870Ð1956
Important goblet, ca. 1914
Colored cut glass. Produced for J. & L. Lobmeyr, Austria.
7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm.) high, 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm.) diameter
Estimate $20,000–30,000
PROVENANCE Acquired directly from the Lobmeyr Vienna Glass Museum
LITERATURE Peter Noever ed., Josef Hoffmann Designs, exh. cat., Austrian
Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna, 1992, p. 243, fig. 422 for a similar example
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19 JOSEF HOFFMANN 1870Ð1956
Rare armchair, ca. 1903
Wood, leather, brass.
40 1/4 in. (102.2 cm.) high
Estimate $70,000–90,000
LITERATURE Das Interieur, vol. IV, Vienna, 1903, p. 79 for a similar example
The present model was originally designed for the Sonja Knips
apartment, Vienna.
Similar examples in Sonja KnipsÕ apartment, Vienna, ca. 1903, as reproduced in Das Interieur, 1903
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20 DAGOBERT PECHE 1870Ð1956
Vase, ca. 1915
Glazed ceramic. Executed by the Wiener Keramik, Austria. Incised with
ÒWK/413/X.Ó
8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm.) high, 6 in. (15.2 cm.) diameter
Estimate $3,000–4,000
PROVENANCE Galerie bei der Albertina, Vienna
EXHIBITED ÒDagobert Peche and the Wiener WerkstŠtte,Ó Neue Galerie, New
York, October 11, 2002ÐFebruary 10, 2003
LITERATURE Max Eisler, …sterreichische Werkkultur and Das Neue Kunsthandwerk
In Deutschland Und …sterreich, Vienna, 1916, p. 151; Max Eisler, Dagobert Peche,
Leipzig, 1925, p. 110; Peter Noever, ed., Dagobert Peche and the Wiener WerkstŠtte,
New York, 2002, illustrated p. 321, fig. 168
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21 JOSEF HOFFMANN 1870Ð1956
Cake tray, ca. 1924
Silver. Executed by the Wiener WerkstŠtte, Austria.
Underside impressed with Hoopoe hallmark, ÒJH,Ó ÒWIENER/WERK/
ST€TTEÓ and Ò900.Ó
1 5/8 × 12 3/4 × 16 3/8 in. (4.1 × 32.4 × 41.6 cm.)
Estimate $25,000–35,000
This model cake tray was exhibited in the Austrian pavilion at the
1925 Exposition International des Arts DŽcoratifs et Industriels
Modernes, Paris.
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22 JOSEF HOFFMANN 1870Ð1956
Exceptional pair of mirrors, ca. 1925
Giltwood, mirrored glass. Executed by Max Welz for the Wiener WerkstŠtte,
Austria. Reverse of one stenciled with ÒWELZÓ (2).
Each: 23 × 1 3/4 × 6 in. (58.4 × 4.4 × 15.2 cm.)
Estimate $40,000–50,000
LITERATURE Deutsch Kunst und Dekoration, no. 66, 1930, n.p.
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23 JOSEF HOFFMANN 1870–1956
Rare box, ca. 1910
Shagreen, lacquered wood, brass. Executed by the Wiener
Werkstätte, Austria.
5 1/4 × 7 1/4 × 7 3/4 in. (13.3 × 18.4 × 19.7 cm.), fully extended
Estimate $8,000–12,000
LITERATURE Christian Brandstätter, Wonderful Wiener WerkstŠtte: Design in
Vienna 1903Ð1932, Vienna, 2003, p. 366; Peter Noever, ed., Yearning for Beauty:
The Wiener WerkstŠtte and the Stoclet House, Ostfildern-Ruit, 2006, p. 252,
cat. MI 23 for a similar example
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24 JOSEF HOFFMANN 1870Ð1956
Pair of wall lights, for the Moldauer residence, Vienna, ca. 1916
Painted copper, fabric (2).
Each: 16 × 15 1/4 × 10 3/8 in. (40.6 × 38.7 × 26.4 cm.)
Estimate $25,000–35,000
PROVENANCE Baron Moldauer, Vienna
The present lot in Baron MoldauerÕs residence, designed by Josef Hoffmann, ca. 1916
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25 JOSEF HOFFMANN 1870Ð1956
Very rare lidded box, model no. M 555, ca. 1904
Silver-plated alpaca. Executed by the Wiener WerkstŠtte, Austria. Underside
impressed with rose mark, ÒWIENER/WERK/ST€TTE,Ó ÒJHÓ and Ò3.Ó
1 1/2 × 5 3/8 × 4 in. (3.8 × 13.7 × 10.2 cm.)
Estimate $25,000–35,000
LITERATURE Christian BrandstŠtter, Wonderful Wiener WerkstŠtte: Design in
Vienna 1903Ð1932, Vienna, 2003, p. 280
Josef HoffmannÕs preparatory drawing for the present lot is registered
at the MAK, Vienna as K.I. 12076/21
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26 JOSEF HOFFMANN 1870–1956
Rare side chair, for the Kunstschau Wien 1908, model no. 371, ca. 1908
Beechwood, leather. Produced by Jacob & Josef Kohn, Austria.
43 in. (109.2 cm.) high
Estimate $50,000–70,000
LITERATURE Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration, vol. 23, 1908, p. 37 for a similar example;
Derek E. Ostergard, ed., Bent Wood and Metal Furniture: 1850Ð1946, exh. cat., The
American Federation of Arts, New York, 1987, p. 255 for a similar example; Ghenete
Zelleke et al., Against the Grain: Bentwood Furniture From the Collection of Fern and
Manfred Steinfeld, exh. cat., Art Institute of Chicago, 1993, p. 86 for a similar example;
Charlotte and Peter Fiell, 1000 Chairs, Cologne, 1997, p. 118 for a similar example;
Gabriele Fahr-Becker, Wiener WerkstŠtte 1903Ð1932, Cologne, 2003, p. 25 for a similar
example; Renée Price, ed., New Worlds: German and Austrian Art 1890Ð1940, Neue
Galerie, New York, 2001, p. 426 for a similar example
An exterior view of the Kunstschau Wien showing similar examples of the present lot, 1908
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27 JOSEF HOFFMANN 1870–1956
Rare side chair, for the Kunstschau Wien 1908, model no. 371, ca. 1908
Beechwood, leather. Produced by Jacob & Josef Kohn, Austria.
43 in. (109.2 cm.) high
Estimate $50,000–70,000
LITERATURE Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration, vol. 23, 1908, p. 37 for a similar example;
Derek E. Ostergard, ed., Bent Wood and Metal Furniture: 1850Ð1946, exh. cat., The
American Federation of Arts, New York, 1987, p. 255 for a similar example; Ghenete
Zelleke et al., Against the Grain: Bentwood Furniture From the Collection of Fern and
Manfred Steinfeld, exh. cat., Art Institute of Chicago, 1993, p. 86 for a similar example;
Charlotte and Peter Fiell, 1000 Chairs, Cologne, 1997, p. 118 for a similar example;
Gabriele Fahr-Becker, Wiener WerkstŠtte 1903Ð1932, Cologne, 2003, p. 25 for a similar
example; Renée Price, ed., New Worlds: German and Austrian Art 1890Ð1940, Neue
Galerie, New York, 2001, p. 426 for a similar example
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28 JOSEF HOFFMANN 1870Ð1956
Very rare and important unique dinner bell, model no. S 2990, ca. 1913
Silver, ivory. Executed by the Wiener WerkstŠtte, Austria. Outside edge
impressed with Ó900,Ó ÒWIENER/WERK/ST€TTE,Ó ÒMADE/IN/AUSTRIAÓ
and ÒJH.Ó Clapper impressed with partially obscured Ò900Ó and ÒWW.Ó
9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm.) high, 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm.) diameter
Estimate $70,000–90,000 Ω
PROVENANCE Tony Subal Gallery, Vienna; Private European Collection
EXHIBITED Austrian pavilion, Deutscher Werkbund exhibition, Cologne, 1914
LITERATURE Die Kunst, vol. 17, Munich, 1914, p. 482; Astrid Gmeiner and
Gottfried Pirhofer, Der …sterreichische Werkbund, Salzburg and Vienna, 1985, n.p.;
Joann Skrypzak, et al., Design: Vienna 1890s to 1930s, exh. cat., Chazen Museum of
Art, Madison, Wisconsin, 2003, p. 68 for a similar example
Josef HoffmannÕs preparatory drawing for the present lot (MAK K.I. 12169/2)
ÒEvery object which you release must be most definitely marked by individuality, beauty, and the utmost accuracy of execution.Ó CHARLES RENNIE MACKINTOSH TO FRITZ WAERNDORFER
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In early 1903, prior to the opening of the Wiener WerkstŠtte, co-founder
Fritz Waerndorfer solicited advice from Scottish architect Charles Rennie
Mackintosh, a correspondent and friend. Mackintosh replied: ÒArtistic
success must be your first thoughtÉevery object which you release must be
most definitely marked by individuality, beauty, and the utmost accuracy of
execution.Ó When the WerkstŠtte opened in May of that year, it comprised six
members: Waerndorfer, Josef Hoffmann, Koloman Moser, two metalworkers
and a silversmith. The execution of fine silver objects became an early goal
of the WerkstŠtte. The present lot, the only known dinner bell in this specific
configuration, represents the WerkstŠtteÕs fundamental aim of Òexquisitely
crafted, unique fabrication out of the costliest materials,Ó as Christian Witt-
Dšrring has written. A visual pun, the gadrooned and flaring body recalls the
corolla of a bellflower, a favorite motif of the WerkstŠtte. Despite the bellÕs
abstracted form, its debt to nature rings clear.
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29 LUDWIG HEINRICH JUNGNICKEL 1881Ð1965
Important ÒParadies der TiereÓ frieze study for the childrenÕs nursery of the Palais Stoclet,
Brussels, 1908Ð1909
Gouache and watercolor on paper mounted on canvas. Signed ÒEIGENTUM DES MALERS
JUNGNICKELÓ and Ò1908Ð9/L.H. Jungnickel.Ó
43 1/2 × 114 1/2 in. (110.5 × 290.8 cm.), unframed
Estimate $150,000–180,000
PROVENANCE Private European Collection
LITERATURE Moderne Bauformen, vol. XIII, 1914, p. 1ff for the Stoclet frieze; Christian
BrandstŠtter, Wonderful Wiener WerkstŠtte: Design in Vienna 1903Ð1932, Vienna, 2003, p.144Ð45
for the Stoclet frieze; Peter Noever, ed., Yearning for Beauty: The Wiener WerkstŠtte and the Stoclet
House, Ostfildern-Ruit, 2006, pp. 380 and 398 for the Stoclet frieze
Ludwig Heinrich JungnickelÕs other known gouache and watercolor frieze
study for the Stoclet nursery, a companion to the present lot, is in the
permanent collection of the Albertina, Vienna.
The childrenÕs nursery at the Palais Stoclet, Brussels, with JungnickelÕs completed ÒParadies der TiereÓ frieze
ÒThe Stoclet House has been much discussed, much admired, much fought aboutÉthe forms, the silhouettes, the volumes were born in the brain of a man, in his imagination, without borrowing from masterworks seen earlier.Ó ROBERT MALLET-STEVENS
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31 JOSEF HOFFMANN 1870Ð1956
Very fine coffee service, ca. 1922
Silver, ivory, painted wood. Comprising two coffeepots, covered sugar bowl
and tray. Executed by the Wiener WerkstŠtte, Austria. Underside of one
coffeepot impressed with Ò900,Ó ÒWW,Ó ÒWEINER WERKST€TTE,Ó ÒJHÓ and
Diana hallmark; the other coffeepot impressed with Ò900,Ó ÒJH,Ó ÒWEINER
WERKST€TTEÓ and twice with Hoopoe hallmark; the sugar bowl impressed with
ÒJH,Ó ÒWEINER/WERK/ST€TTE,Ó Ò900Ó and twice with Hoopoe hallmark; tray
impressed with Ò900,Ó ÒWW,Ó and ÒJHÓ and twice with Hoopoe hallmark (4).
Each coffeepot: 7 × 7 1/2 × 3 3/4 in. (17.8 × 19.1 × 9.5 cm.); covered sugar bowl: 4
3/4 in. (12.1 cm.) high, 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm.) diameter; tray: 1 1/4 × 15 3/8 × 13 3/4 in.
(3.2 × 39.1 × 34.9 cm.)
Estimate $50,000–70,000 Ω
LITERATURE Peter Noever, ed., Josef Hoffmann Designs, Vienna, 1992, pp. 97 and
100 for drawings of similar examples; Graham Dry, ed., Wiener WerkstŠtte 1903Ð1928.
Modernes Kunstgewebe und sein Weg, Munich, 1994, p. 85 for a similar example
Josef HoffmannÕs preparatory drawing for one of the two present coffee pots (MAK K.I. 12055/21)
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32 Attributed to
KOLOMAN MOSER 1868–1918
Ceiling light, ca. 1905
Opalescent and colored glass, clear glass, brass-plated metal. Executed by Elias
Bakalowits Söhne, Austria.
48 in. (121.9 cm.) drop
Estimate $100,000–120,000
A similar example of the present lot was included in the exhibition “Kolo
Moser: Painter and Designer, 1868–1918” at the Austrian Institute and Galerie
Metropol, New York, February 15–April 15, 1983.
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33 MARCEL KAMMERER 1878Ð1969
Very rare side table, ca. 1904
Beechwood, aluminum, glass. Executed by GebrŸder Thonet, Austria. Frame with metal
label with ÒGEBR†DER THONET/WIEN, STEFANSPLATZ.Ó
30 1/4 × 19 3/4 × 19 3/4 in. (76.8 × 50.2 × 50.2 cm.)
Estimate $150,000–180,000
LITERATURE Das Interieur, vol. VI, Vienna, 1905, p. 82; ; Christopher Wilk, ed., Thonet Bentwood &
Other Furniture: The 1904 Illustrated Catalogue, New York, 1980, p. 143 for a similar example; Derek E.
Ostergard, ed., Bent Wood and Metal Furniture: 1850Ð1946, exh. cat., New York, 1987, pp. 116 and 254;
Alexander von Vegesack, Thonet: Classic Furniture in Bent Wood and Tubular Steel, New York, 1996,
p. 94 for a similar example
Marcel Kammerer studied with architect Otto Wagner at the Academy of Fine
Arts, Vienna from 1898 to 1901. Following his graduation, Kammerer joined
his professorÕs architectural practice, where he remained from 1902 to 1910,
and where he assisted with two of the firmÕs most significant commissions:
the dispatch bureau of the newspaper Die Zeit and the …sterreichische
Postsparkasse, a postal savings bank. Both commissions included important
bentwood furniture by Wagner. During his tenure at the firm, Kammerer
designed several of his own bentwood models for manufacturer Gebruder
Thšnet. A simplified version of the present tableÑwith a laminated wood top
and without aluminum fittingsÑappears as Model no. 40 in ThonetÕs 1907
supplement to its earlier 1904 catalogue. Given its elaborate and no doubt
expensive details, the present configuration never went into mass production
and is one of only two known examples.
The present model published in Das Interieur, 1905
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34 MARCEL KAMMERER 1878–1969
Very rare pair of cabinets, ca. 1905
Beechwood, burr wood, copper. Executed by Gebrüder Thonet, Austria (2).
Each: 55 1/8 × 21 1/4 × 14 3/8 in. (140 × 54 × 36.5 cm.)
Estimate $50,000–70,000
PROVENANCE Thonet Family, Austria
This design was represented at the Gebrüder Thonet display at
the Austrian Exhibition, London, 1905.
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35 KOLOMAN MOSER 1868–1918
Rare ÒGitterwerkÓ dessert basket, model no. S 352, ca. 1906
Silver, lapis lazuli. Executed by the Wiener Werkstätte, Austria. From
the production of 56. Impressed with rose mark, “KM,” “WW” and Diana
hallmark.
4 in. (10.2 cm.) high, 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm.) diameter
Estimate $18,000–22,000
LITERATURE Werner J. Schweiger, Wiener WerkstŠtte: Design in Vienna,
1903Ð1932, New York, 1984, p. 58, fig. CR for a similar example
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36 KOLOMAN MOSER 1868–1918
Rare pair of armchairs, ca. 1903
Elm, rush. Executed by Prag-Rudniker Korbwarenfabrik, Austria (2).
Each: 48 1/2 in. (123.2 cm.) high
Estimate $75,000–85,000
LITERATURE Das Interieur, vol. IV, Vienna, 1903, p. 87; Charles Holme, ed.,
“The Art-Revival in Austria,” The Studio, London, 1906, n.p.; The Studio Year Book
of Decorative Art, Vienna, 1907, p. 212; Werner Fenz, Koloman Moser, Brussels, 1984,
p. 166; Renée Price, ed., New Worlds: German and Austrian Art 1890Ð1940, New York,
2001, p. 449
A similar example at the 18th Secession Exhibition, Vienna, as published in Das Interieur, 1903
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37 KOLOMAN MOSER 1868Ð1918
Very rare and important pendant, model no. G 325, ca. 1912
18 karat gold. Executed by the Wiener WerkstŠtte, Austria. From the
production of two. One seed pod engraved with Ò21. Mai 1912Ó and
stem impressed with ÒWW,Ó gold hallmark, and gold mark 750.
Pendant: 2 3/4 × 1 in. (7 × 35.6 × cm.); chain: 10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm.) long
Estimate $350,000–400,000
PROVENANCE Private European Collection
EXHIBITED ÒWiener WerkstŠtte Jewelry,Ó Neue Galerie, New York, March
27ÐJune 30, 2008; ÒGlanzstŸcke: Emilie Flšge und der Schmuck der Wiener
WerkstŠtte,Ó Wien Museum, Vienna, November 13, 2008ÐFebruary 22, 2009
LITERATURE ÒHohe Warte,Ó Vienna, 1906, 1, 2.Jg.; Werner J. Schweiger, Wiener
Werkstätte: Design in Vienna, 1903–1932, New York, 1984, p. 215, fig. CL; Peter
Noever, ed., Yearning for Beauty: The Wiener Werkstätte and the Stoclet House,
Ostfildern-Ruit, 2006, p. 61 for the drawing; Janis Staggs, ed., Wiener Werkstätte:
Jewelry, Ostfildern-Ruit, 2008, illustrated pp. 38 and 84, and p. 84 and for the
drawing; Paul Asenbaum, et al., Glanzstücke: Emilie Flöge und der Schmuck der
Wiener Werkstätte, exh. cat., Wien Museum, Vienna, 2009, p. 73
Koloman MoserÕs preparatory drawing for the present lot, ca. 1905 (MAK K.I. 12573/8)
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The Wiener WerkstŠtte Model Book page for the present lot, registered
at the MAK Vienna, lists two known examples of this pendant designed
by Koloman Moser. The first, later illustrated in a 1906 issue of Hohe
Warte, was executed in March 1905 on the occasion of the Secession
exhibition in Berlin that year. The Model Book attests to a second
example, the present lot, having been produced in 1912.
Stylized flowers and foliate motifs figure prominently in the jewelry of
the Wiener WerkstŠtte and in nearly every other area of its production,
including textiles, glass, and graphics. Lest nature run wild, the artists
of the Wiener WerkstŠtte kept petals and vines in checkÑliterally. In
a brooch designed by Josef Hoffmann, illustrated on page 102 of the
Neue GalerieÕs Wiener WerkstŠtte Jewelry, gilt silver bellflowers push
against a rectangular frame; they canÕt grow farther. Illustrated in the
same catalogue, Koloman MoserÕs pendant hangs freely. Although
supported by two circular stems at top and bottom, his gold seed pods
grow outside any frame. One bears the inscription Ò21. Mai 1912ÓÑa
memorable day no doubt. Rather than abstract their form, Moser
rendered each pod with lucidity and vigor, a fitting celebration of life,
be it due day, birthday, or engagement.
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38 VALLY WIESELTHIER 1895Ð1945
Rare centerpiece, ca. 1927
Glazed earthenware. Executed by the Wiener WerkstŠtte, Austria. Underside
incised with ÒWW,Ó ÒMADE IN/AUSTRIA,Ó Ò164Ó and ÒVW.Ó
3 1/4 × 11 3/4 × 6 3/4 in. (8.3 × 29.8 × 17.1 cm.)
Estimate $6,000–8,000
A preparatory drawing for the present lot (MAK K.I. 13185/2)
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39 CARL OTTO CZESCHKA 1870Ð1956
Important artistÕs proof panels, for the ÒKaiserkassetteÓ for
Emperor Franz Josef I, model no. S 672, 1905
Gilded embossed sheet metal, painted wood. Executed by the Wiener
WerkstŠtte, Austria. Reverse of each impressed with ÒWIENER/WERK/
ST€TTEÓ (3).
Each: 5 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. (14 × 14 cm.), framed
Estimate $70,000–90,000
LITERATURE Charles Holme, ed., ÒThe Art Revival in Austria,Ó The Studio, 1906,
p. D67 for an image of the Kaiserkassette; Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration, 1906,
p. 417 for an image of the Kaiserkassette; Waltraud Neuwirth, Wiener WerkstŠtte
Ð Avantgarde, Art DŽco, Industrial Design, Vienna, 1985, p. 89, fig. 57 for one of
the panels; Peter Noever, ed., Yearning for Beauty: The Wiener WerkstŠtte and the
Stoclet House, Ostfildern-Ruit, 2006, p. 222, cat. no. MI 23 for an image of the
Kaiserkassette
The ÒKaiserkassetteÓ was presented to the Emperor Franz
Josef I to commemorate his visit to the Skoda works in Pilzen on
September 9, 1905. It was the first work executed by Czeschka for
the Wiener WerkstŠtte.
An image of the Kaiserkassette in Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration, 1906
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40 JOSEF HOFFMANN 1870Ð1956
Rare pair of vases, model no. M 1000, ca. 1908
Silver-plated alpaca. Executed by the Wiener WerkstŠtte, Austria.
Underside of each impressed with ÒWWÓ (2).
Each: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm.) high, 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm.) diameter
Estimate $15,000–20,000
LITERATURE The Studio, vol. 52, no. 215, February 15, 1911 p. 188
Josef HoffmannÕs preparatory drawing for the present model (MAK K.I. 11985/28)
The present model as published in The Studio, 1911
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41 JOSEF HOFFMANN 1870Ð1956
Very rare large covered platter, model no. M 830, for the Cabaret Fledermaus,
Vienna, ca. 1907
Silver-plated alpaca. Executed by Wenzel Bachmann & Co. for the
Wiener WerkstŠtte, Austria. Outside edge of dish impressed with ÒWW.Ó
8 × 14 3/8 × 9 5/8 in. (20.3 × 36.5 × 24.4 cm.)
Estimate $25,000–35,000
PROVENANCE Cabaret Fledermaus, Vienna
LITERATURE Michael Huey, ed., Viennese Silver: Modern Design 1780–1918,
Ostfildern-Ruit, 2003, p. 136, cat. no. 74; Christian BrandstŠtter, Wonderful Wiener
Werkstätte: Design in Vienna 1903–1932, Vienna, 2003, p. 104 for a similar example
Of the six covered platters made for the Cabaret Fledermaus, the
present example is one of only two produced in this size.
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Before the gloom of war settled on Vienna, the basement at KŠrtner Strasse
33 fluttered with music, conversation, and good cheer. Opened in 1907
by textile heir Fritz Waerndorfer, the Cabaret Fledermaus was enlivened
by personalities on and off the stage. A founding partner of the Wiener
WerkstŠtte, Waerndorfer commissioned its many artists to design and furnish
the Fledermaus, including Josef Hoffmann, Gustav Klimt, Eduard Josef
Wimmer-Wisgrill, and Carl Otto Czeschka, among others. Every inch of the
Fledermaus simmered with influence, from forks and chairs to the bill of fare.
Adding to the upbeat feeling of gemütlichkeit, Bertold Lšffler and Michael
Powolny lined the lower walls with more than 7,000 Majolica tiles. Pipers
and putti cajoled with vintners and roosters, an animated menagerie held in
ordered disorder above the checkerboard floor. ÒAutumn,Ó a single porcelain
putto by Michael Powolny, stood on a plinth by the exit, its arms clutching a
cluster of ripe grapes Ñ a promise of wine and a reminder, perhaps, that every
summer ends. The Cabaret Fledermaus closed in 1913.
Bertold LšfflerÕs Postcard no. 70 for the Wiener WerkstŠtte
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42 JOSEF HOFFMANN 1870Ð1956
Rare pair of armchairs, model no. 322/F, ca. 1906
Ebonized beechwood, laminated wood, leather. Produced by Jacob & Josef
Kohn, Austria (2).
Each: 38 1/2 in. (97.8 cm.) high
Estimate $40,000–50,000
LITERATURE Giovanna Massobrio and Paolo Portoghesi, Casa Thonet: Storia dei
mobile in legno curvato, Rome, 1980, p. 65 for a reprint of the present model in the
Jacob & Josef Kohn sales catalogue, 1906; Ghenete Zelleke et al., Against the Grain:
Bentwood Furniture From the Collection of Fern and Manfred Steinfeld, exh. cat., Art
Institute of Chicago, 1993, p. 82; Giovanni Renzi, Il Mobile Moderno: Gebrüder Thonet
Vienna, Jacob & Josef Kohn, Cinisello Balsamo, 2008, pp. 66Ð67
Similar examples of the present model exhibited at the 1906 Exposition Internationale, Milan
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43 JOSEF HOFFMANN 1870Ð1956
Very fine and rare large “Gitterwerk” basket, model no. S 509, ca. 1905
Silver, ivory. Executed by Adolf Wertnik for the Wiener WerkstŠtte,
Austria. From the production of 29. Underside impressed with ÒWIENER
WERKST€TTE,Ó ÓAW,Ó rose mark, ÒWW,Ó Diana hallmark and ÒJH.Ó
6 1/2 × 10 1/4 × 8 in. (16.5 × 26 × 20.3 cm.)
Estimate $60,000–80,000 Ω
LITERATURE Maria F. Rich, Vienna 1900–1930: Art in the Home, exh. cat.,
Historical Design Inc., New York, 1996, p. 33; RenŽe Price, ed., New Worlds: German
and Austrian Art 1890–1940, Neue Galerie, New York, 2001, illustrated p. 432, cat.
no. III.25; Michael Huey, ed., Viennese silver: Modern Design 1780–1918, Ostfildern-
Ruit, 2003, p. 323, fig. 176
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44 MARCEL KAMMERER 1878Ð1969
Very rare hall stand, ca. 1904
Beechwood, aluminum, glass, mirrored glass, fabric. Executed by GebrŸder
Thonet, Austria. One stretcher with metal label with ÒGEBR†DER THONET/WIEN,
STEFANSPLATZ.Ó
78 1/4 × 53 1/2 × 20 in. (198.8 × 135.9 × 50.8 cm.)
Estimate $150,000–180,000
LITERATURE Das Interieur, Vienna, 1905, p. 82 for a chair and table with similar elements;
Derek E. Ostergard, ed., Bent Wood and Metal Furniture: 1850–1946, exh. cat., New York,
1987, pp. 116 and 254 for a chair and table with similar elements; Giovanni Renzi, Il Mobile
Moderno: Gebrüder Thonet Vienna, Jacob & Josef Kohn, Cinisello Balsamo, 2008, pp. 144Ð145
The protruding console of the present hall stand, the only known
example in this configuration, relates directly to Lot 33 and to a similar
table and armchair illustrated in a 1905 issue of Das Interieur, a monthly
Viennese architectural journal. In addition, it bears striking similarities
to the Kammerer plant stand gifted by Max Palevsky to the Los Angeles
County Museum of Art. Like those works, the present lot comprises solid
bent beechwood, cast aluminum fittings, and a glass top. Its elaborate
details would have prevented it from entering mass production by
GebrŸder Thonet, where it was produced.
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45 OTTO WAGNER 1841Ð1918
Two wall lights, for the …sterreichische Postsparkasse, Vienna, ca. 1906
Painted metal, painted tubular metal (2).
Each: 8 1/2 × 7 1/4 × 4 1/4 in. (21.6 × 18.4 × 10.8 cm.)
Estimate $12,000–15,000
PROVENANCE …sterreichische Postsparkasse, Vienna
LITERATURE Paul Asenbaum et al., Otto Wagner: Mšbel und InnenrŠume,
Salzburg, 1984, pp. 207Ð09; Christian Witt-Dšrring, ed., Josef Hoffmann: Interiors
1902Ð1913, New York, 2006, p. 43; Giovanni Renzi, Il Mobile Moderno: GebrŸder
Thonet Vienna, Jacob & Josef Kohn, Cinisello Balsamo, 2008, pp. 138Ð39
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46 OTTO WAGNER 1841–1918
Stool, for the Banking Hall of the …sterreichische Postsparkasse, Vienna, ca. 1906
Beechwood, laminated wood, aluminum.
18 1/2 × 16 1/2 × 16 1/2 in. (47 × 41.9 × 41.9 cm.)
Estimate $30,000–40,000
LITERATURE Paul Asenbaum et al., Otto Wagner: Mšbel und InnenrŠume, Salzburg, 1984, pp. 208
and 210; Iain Boyd White, ed., Otto Wagner: Vienna 1841Ð1918, exh. cat, Museum of Modern Art
Oxford, 1985, p. 28, fig. 26; Derek E. Ostergard, ed., Bent Wood and Metal Furniture: 1850Ð1946, exh.
cat., The American Federation of Arts, New York, 1987, p. 248, fig. 48; Alexander von Vegesack,
Thonet Classic Furniture in Bent Wood and Tubular Steel, New York, 1997, pp. 90–91 and p. 122; Walter
Zednicek, Otto Wagner: Zeichnungen und PlŠne, Vienna, 1999, p. 165, fig. 149; Renée Price, ed., New
Worlds: German and Austrian Art 1890Ð1940, New York, 2001, p. 416; Giovanni Renzi, Il Mobile Moderno:
GebrŸder Thonet Vienna , Jacob & Josef Kohn, Cinisello Balsamo, 2008, pp. 138–139
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47 DAGOBERT PECHE 1870–1956
Rare centerpiece, model no. M 3203, ca. 1920
Silver-plated metal. Executed by the Wiener Werkstätte, Austria. Underside
impressed with “WIENER/WERK/STÄTTE” and artist’s monogram.
5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm.) high, 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm.) diameter
Estimate $12,000–16,000
LITERATURE Wiener Werkstätte sales catalog, Vienna, 1923, p. 8; Peter Noever,
ed., Dagobert Peche and the Wiener WerkstŠtte, New York, 2002, p. 288, fig. 122 for a
similar example; Gabriele Fahr-Becker, Wiener WerkstŠtte 1903Ð1932, Cologne, 2003,
p. 173 for a similar example; Christian Brandstätter, Wonderful Wiener WerkstŠtte:
Design in Vienna 1903Ð1932, Vienna, 2003, p. 293 for a similar example
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48 KOLOMAN MOSER 1868Ð1918
Pair of wine coasters, ca. 1903
Silver, lapis lazuli. Executed by the Wiener WerkstŠtte, Austria. Underside of
each impressed with rose mark, ÒKM,Ó ÒWW,Ó and Diana hallmark (2).
Each: 3/8 in. (1 cm.) high, 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm.) diameter
Estimate $25,000–35,000
LITERATURE Maria Rennhofer, Koloman Moser. Leben und Werk: 1868Ð1918,
Vienna, 2002, p. 78
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49 HANS VOLLMER
Very rare armchair, ca. 1901
Oak, leather, brass. Possibly executed by Prag-Rudniker Korbwarenfabrik,
Austria.
27 5/8 in. (70.2 cm.) high
Estimate $30,000–40,000
PROVENANCE Private European Collection; ChristieÕs, The Chair, London,
October 29, 1997, Lot 48
LITERATURE Das Interieur, vol. II, Vienna, 1901, p. 16 for a drawing
A drawing of the present lot published in Das Interieur, 1901
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50 KOLOMAN MOSER 1868Ð1918
Unique and important grand piano, for the Koloman Moser residence, Vienna, ca. 1902
Lacquered wood, ivory, ebony, sheet brass, brass, iron. Produced by GebrŸder
Stingl, Austria. The case inscribed with ÒGebrŸder Stingl Wien/K.u.k.Hof-Klavier-
Fabrikanten.Ó The frame inscribed with ÒGEBR. STINGL WIENÓ and ÒKAIS. U. K…NIG.
HOF. LIEFERANTEN.Ó
38 1/4 × 55 1/2 × 67 in. (97.2 × 141 × 170.2 cm.)
Estimate $200,000–250,000 Ω
PROVENANCE Koloman Moser, Vienna; Elizabeth Steinl (MoserÕs niece), Vienna by descent;
Dorotheum, Design, April 16, 1996, lot 152; Wolfgang Bauer Fine Art, Vienna; Torsten Brohan,
Berlin; Private Collection; Phillips de Pury & Luxembourg, 20Ð19th-Century Design Art, New
York, December 11, 2002, lot 106
LITERATURE Das Interieur, vol. IV, Vienna,1903, illustrated p. 46
The present lot in Koloman MoserÕs residence, Hohe Warte, Vienna, as published in
Das Interieur, 1903
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51 JOSEF HOFFMANN 1870Ð1956
ÒAufsatzÓ centerpiece, ca. 1930
Hammered brass. Executed by the Wiener WerkstŠtte, Austria. Lip impressed with
ÒMADE/IN/AUSTRIA,Ó ÒJHÓ and ÒWIENER/WERK/STATTE.Ó
7 × 10 7/8 × 7 1/4 in. (17.8 × 27.6 × 18.4 cm.)
ESTIMATE $15,000–18,000
LITERATURE Peter Noever ed., Josef Hoffmann Designs, exh. cat., Austrian Museum of
Applied Arts, Vienna, 1992, p. 110, fig. 157 for a drawing and p. 172, fig. 268; Die Wiener
WerkstŠtte 1903Ð1928, Modernes Kunstgewerbe und sein Weg, Munich, 1994, n.p.; Martin
Eidelberg, ed., Designed for Delight: Alternative Aspects of Twentieth-Century Decorative Arts,
exh. cat., Montreal Museum of Decorative Arts, Montreal, p. 123, fig. 63
Josef HoffmannÕs preparatory drawing for the present lot is registered at the MAK, Vienna
as K.I. 12059/9.
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52 KOLOMAN MOSER 1868Ð1918
Ceiling light, ca. 1905
Opaque and colored glass, clear glass, patinated copper, brass. Executed
by Elias Bakalowits Sšhne, Austria.
46 in. (116.8 cm.) drop
Estimate $15,000–25,000
LITERATURE Werner Fenz, Koloman Moser, Brussels, 1984, p. 191 for a similar
example; Rudolf Leopold and Gerd Pichler, eds., Koloman Moser 1868Ð1918, Vienna,
exh. cat., Leopold Museum, Munich, 2007, p. 208 for a similar example
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INDEX
Czeschka, C.O. 7, 39
Hoffmann, J. 1, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14,
15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26,
27, 28, 30, 31, 40, 41, 42, 43, 51
Holubetz, R. 12
Jonasch, W. 6
Jonasch, J. 6
Jungnickel, L.H. 29
Kammerer, M. 33, 34, 44
Moser, K. 12, 32, 35, 36, 37, 48, 50, 52
Peche, D. 5, 20, 47
Vollmer, H. 49
Wagner, O. 2, 13, 45, 46
Wieselthier, V. 38
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Opposite Josef Hoffmann, Very fine and rare large ÒGitterwerkÓ basket, model no. S 509, ca. 1905, Lot 43 (detail)
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, we shall exercise such reasonable care when making
express statements in catalogue descriptions or condition reports as is consistent with our
role as auctioneer of lots in this sale and in light of (i) the information provided to us by the
seller, (ii) scholarship and technical knowledge and (iii) the generally accepted opinions of
relevant experts, in each case at the time any such express statement is made.
(b) Each lot offered for sale at Phillips de Pury & Company is available for inspection by
prospective buyers prior to the auction. Phillips de Pury & Company accepts bids on lots on
the basis that bidders (and independent experts on their behalf, to the extent appropriate
given the nature and value of the lot and the bidderÕs own expertise) have fully inspected the
lot prior to bidding and have satisfied themselves as to both the condition of the lot and the
accuracy of its description.
(c) Prospective buyers acknowledge that many lots are of an age and type which means that
they are not in perfect condition. As a courtesy to clients, Phillips de Pury & Company may
prepare and provide condition reports to assist prospective buyers when they are
inspecting lots. Catalogue descriptions and condition reports may make reference to
particular imperfections of a lot, but bidders should note that lots may have other faults not
expressly referred to in the catalogue or condition report. All dimensions are approximate.
Illustrations are for identification purposes only and cannot be used as precise indications
of size or to convey full information as to the actual condition of lots.
(d) Information provided to prospective buyers in respect of any lot, including any pre-
sale estimate, whether written or oral, and information in any catalogue, condition or
other report, commentary or valuation, is not a representation of fact but rather a
statement of opinion held by Phillips de Pury & Company. Any pre-sale estimate may not
be relied on as a prediction of the selling price or value of the lot and may be revised from
time to time by Phillips de Pury & Company in our absolute discretion. Neither Phillips de
Pury & Company nor any of our affiliated companies shall be liable for any difference
between the pre-sale estimates for any lot and the actual price achieved at auction or
upon resale.
4 BIDDING AT AUCTION
(a) Phillips de Pury & Company has absolute discretion to refuse admission to the auction
or participation in the sale. All bidders must register for a paddle prior to bidding, supplying
such information and references as required by Phillips de Pury & Company.
(b) As a convenience to bidders who cannot attend the auction in person, Phillips de Pury &
Company may, if so instructed by the bidder, execute written absentee bids on a bidderÕs
behalf. Absentee bidders are required to submit bids on the ÒAbsentee Bid Form,Ó a copy of
which is printed in this catalogue or otherwise available from Phillips de Pury & Company.
Bids must be placed in the currency of the sale. The bidder must clearly indicate the
maximum amount he or she intends to bid, excluding the buyerÕs premium and any
applicable sales or use taxes. The auctioneer will not accept an instruction to execute an
absentee bid which does not indicate such maximum bid. Our staff will attempt to execute
an absentee bid at the lowest possible price taking into account the reserve and other
bidders. Any absentee bid must be received at least 24 hours in advance of the sale. In the
event of identical bids, the earliest bid received will take precedence.
(c) Telephone bidders are required to submit bids on the ÒTelephone Bid Form,Ó a copy of
which is printed in this catalogue or otherwise available from Phillips de Pury & Company.
Telephone bidding is available for lots whose low pre-sale estimate is at least $1,000.
Phillips de Pury & Company reserves the right to require written confirmation of a
successful bid from a telephone bidder by fax or otherwise immediately after such bid is
accepted by the auctioneer. Telephone bids may be recorded and, by bidding on the
telephone, a bidder consents to the recording of the conversation.
(d) When making a bid, whether in person, by absentee bid or on the telephone, a bidder
accepts personal liability to pay the purchase price, as described more fully in Paragraph 6
(a) below, plus all other applicable charges unless it has been explicitly agreed in writing
with Phillips de Pury & Company before the commencement of the auction that the bidder is
acting as agent on behalf of an identified third party acceptable to Phillips de Pury &
Company and that we will only look to the principal for such payment.
(e) Arranging absentee and telephone bids is a free service provided by Phillips de Pury &
Company to prospective buyers. While we undertake to exercise reasonable care in
undertaking such activity, we cannot accept liability for failure to execute such bids except
where such failure is caused by our willful misconduct.
(f) Employees of Phillips de Pury & Company and our affiliated companies, including the
auctioneer, may bid at the auction by placing absentee bids so long as they do not know the
reserve when submitting their absentee bids and otherwise comply with our employee
bidding procedures.
5 CONDUCT OF THE AUCTION
(a) Unless otherwise indicated by the symbol ¥ each lot is offered subject to a reserve, which is the
confidential minimum selling price agreed by Phillips de Pury & Company with the seller. The reserve will
not exceed the low pre-sale estimate at the time of the auction.
(b)The auctioneer has discretion at any time to refuse any bid, withdraw any lot, re-offer a
lot for sale (including after the fall of the hammer) if he or she believes there may be error or
dispute and take such other action as he or she deems reasonably appropriate.
(c) The auctioneer will commence and advance the bidding at levels and in increments he or
she considers appropriate. In order to protect the reserve on any lot, the auctioneer may
place one or more bids on behalf of the seller up to the reserve without indicating he or she
is doing so, either by placing consecutive bids or bids in response to other bidders.
(d) The sale will be conducted in US dollars and payment is due in US dollars. For the
benefit of international clients, pre-sale estimates in the auction catalogue may be shown in
pounds sterling and/or euros and, if so, will reflect approximate exchange rates.
Accordingly, estimates in pounds sterling or euros should be treated only as a guide.
(e) Subject to the auctioneerÕs reasonable discretion, the highest bidder accepted by the
auctioneer will be the buyer and the striking of the hammer marks the acceptance of the
highest bid and the conclusion of a contract for sale between the seller and the buyer. Risk
and responsibility for the lot passes to the buyer as set forth in Paragraph 7 below.
(f) If a lot is not sold, the auctioneer will announce that it has been Òpassed,Ó Òwithdrawn,Ó
Òreturned to ownerÓ or Òbought-in.Ó
(g) Any post-auction sale of lots offered at auction shall incorporate these Conditions of
Sale and Authorship Warranty as if sold in the auction.
6 PURCHASE PRICE AND PAYMENT
(a) The buyer agrees to pay us, in addition to the hammer price of the lot, the buyerÕs
premium and any applicable sales tax (the ÒPurchase PriceÓ). The buyerÕs premium is 25% of
the hammer price up to and including $50,000, 20% of the portion of the hammer price above
$50,000 up to and including $1,000,000 and 12% of the portion of the hammer price above
$1,000,000.
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(b) Sales tax, use tax and excise and other taxes are payable in accordance with applicable
law. All prices, fees, charges and expenses set out in these Conditions of Sale are quoted
exclusive of applicable taxes. Phillips de Pury & Company will only accept valid resale
certificates from US dealers as proof of exemption from sales tax. All foreign buyers should
contact the Client Accounting Department about tax matters.
(c) Unless otherwise agreed, a buyer is required to pay for a purchased lot immediately
following the auction regardless of any intention to obtain an export or import license or
other permit for such lot. Payments must be made by the invoiced party in US dollars either
by cash, check drawn on a US bank or wire transfer, as follows:
(i) Phillips de Pury & Company will accept payment in cash provided that the total amount
paid in cash or cash equivalents does not exceed US$10,000. Buyers paying in cash should
do so in person at our Client Accounting Desk at 450 West 15th Street, Third Floor, during
regular weekday business hours.
(ii) Personal checks and bankerÕs drafts are accepted if drawn on a US bank and the buyer
provides to us acceptable government issued identification. Checks and bankerÕs drafts
should be made payable to ÒPhillips de Pury & Company LLC.Ó If payment is sent by mail,
please send the check or bankerÕs draft to the attention of the Client Accounting
Department at 450 West 15th Street, New York, NY 10011 and make sure that the sale and lot
number is written on the check. Checks or bankerÕs drafts drawn by third parties will not be
accepted.
(iii) Payment by wire transfer may be sent directly to Phillips de Pury & Company. Bank
transfer details:
Citibank
322 West 23rd Street, New York, NY 10011
SWIFT Code: CITIUS33
ABA Routing: 021 000 089
For the account of Phillips de Pury & Company LLC
Account no.: 58347736
Please reference the relevant sale and lot number.
(d) Title in a purchased lot will not pass until Phillips de Pury & Company has received the
Purchase Price for that lot in cleared funds. Phillips de Pury & Company is not obliged to
release a lot to the buyer until title in the lot has passed and appropriate identification has
been provided, and any earlier release does not affect the passing of title or the buyerÕs
unconditional obligation to pay the Purchase Price.
7 COLLECTION OF PROPERTY
(a) Phillips de Pury & Company will not release a lot to the buyer until we have received
payment of its Purchase Price in full in cleared funds, the buyer has paid all outstanding
amounts due to Phillips de Pury & Company or any of our affiliated companies, including
any charges payable pursuant to Paragraph 8 (a) below, and the buyer has satisfied such
other terms as we in our sole discretion shall require, including completing any anti-money
laundering or anti-terrorism financing checks. As soon as a buyer has satisfied all of the
foregoing conditions, and no later than five days after the conclusion of the auction, he or
she should contact our Shipping Department at +1 212 940 1372 or +1 212 940 1373 to arrange
for collection of purchased property.
(b) Promptly after the auction, we will transfer all lots to our warehouse located at 29-09 37th
Avenue in Long Island City, Queens, New York. All purchased lots should be collected at
this location during our regular weekday business hours. As a courtesy to clients, Phillips
de Pury & Company will upon request transfer on a bi-weekly basis purchased lots suitable
for hand carry back to our premises at 450 West 15th Street, New York, New York for
collection within 30 days following the date of the auction. Purchased lots are at the buyerÕs
risk, including the responsibility for insurance, from the earlier to occur of (i) the date of
collection or (ii) five days after the auction. Until risk passes, Phillips de Pury & Company
will compensate the buyer for any loss or damage to a purchased lot up to a maximum of the
Purchase Price paid, subject to our usual exclusions for loss or damage to property.
(c) As a courtesy to clients, Phillips de Pury & Company will, without charge, wrap
purchased lots for hand carry only. We will, at the buyerÕs expense, either provide packing,
handling, insurance and shipping services or coordinate with shipping agents instructed by
the buyer in order to facilitate such services for property bought at Phillips de Pury &
Company. Any such instruction, whether or not made at our recommendation, is entirely at
the buyerÕs risk and responsibility, and we will not be liable for acts or omissions of third
party packers or shippers. Third party shippers should contact us by telephone at +1 212 940
1376 or by fax at +1 212 924 6477 at least 24 hours in advance of collection in order to schedule
pickup.
(d) Phillips de Pury & Company will require presentation of government issued
identification prior to release of a lot to the buyer or the buyerÕs authorized representative.
8 FAILURE TO COLLECT PURCHASES
(a) If the buyer pays the Purchase Price but fails to collect a purchased lot within 30 days of
the auction, each lot will incur a late collection fee of $50, administrative charges of $10 per
day and insurance charges of .1% of the Purchase Price per month on each uncollected lot.
(b) If a purchased lot is paid for but not collected within six months of the auction, the buyer
authorizes Phillips de Pury & Company, upon notice, to arrange a resale of the item by
auction or private sale, with estimates and a reserve set at Phillips de Pury & CompanyÕs
reasonable discretion. The proceeds of such sale will be applied to pay for storage charges
and any other outstanding costs and expenses owed by the buyer to Phillips de Pury &
Company or our affiliated companies and the remainder will be forfeited unless collected by
the buyer within two years of the original auction.
9 REMEDIES FOR NON-PAYMENT
(a) Without prejudice to any rights the seller may have, if the buyer without prior agreement
fails to make payment of the Purchase Price for a lot in cleared funds within five days of the
auction, Phillips de Pury & Company may in our sole discretion exercise one or more of the
following remedies: (i) store the lot at Phillips de Pury & CompanyÕs premises or elsewhere
at the buyerÕs sole risk and expense at the same rates as set forth in Paragraph 8 (a) above;
(ii) cancel the sale of the lot, retaining any partial payment of the Purchase Price as
liquidated damages; (iii) reject future bids from the buyer or render such bids subject to
payment of a deposit; (iv) charge interest at 12% per annum from the date payment became
due until the date the Purchase Price is received in cleared funds; (v) subject to notification
of the buyer, exercise a lien over any of the buyerÕs property which is in the possession of
Phillips de Pury & Company and instruct our affiliated companies to exercise a lien over any
of the buyerÕs property which is in their possession and, in each case, no earlier than 30
days from the date of such notice, arrange the sale of such property and apply the proceeds
to the amount owed to Phillips de Pury & Company or any of our affiliated companies after
the deduction from sale proceeds of our standard vendorÕs commission and all sale-related
expenses; (vi) resell the lot by auction or private sale, with estimates and a reserve set at
Phillips de Pury & CompanyÕs reasonable discretion, it being understood that in the event
such resale is for less than the original hammer price and buyerÕs premium for that lot, the
buyer will remain liable for the shortfall together with all costs incurred in such resale; (vii)
commence legal proceedings to recover the hammer price and buyerÕs premium for that lot,
together with interest and the costs of such proceedings; or (viii) release the name and
address of the buyer to the seller to enable the seller to commence legal proceedings to
recover the amounts due and legal costs.
(b) As security to us for full payment by the buyer of all outstanding amounts due to Phillips
de Pury & Company and our affiliated companies, Phillips de Pury & Company retains, and
the buyer grants to us, a security interest in each lot purchased at auction by the buyer and
in any other property or money of the buyer in, or coming into, our possession or the
possession of one of our affiliated companies. We may apply such money or deal with such
property as the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable law permits a secured
creditor to do. In the event that we exercise a lien over property in our possession because
the buyer is in default to one of our affiliated companies, we will so notify the buyer. Our
security interest in any individual lot will terminate upon actual delivery of the lot to the
buyer or the buyerÕs agent.
(c) In the event the buyer is in default of payment to any of our affiliated companies, the
buyer also irrevocably authorizes Phillips de Pury & Company to pledge the buyerÕs property
in our possession by actual or constructive delivery to our affiliated company as security for
the payment of any outstanding amount due. Phillips de Pury & Company will notify the
buyer if the buyerÕs property has been delivered to an affiliated company by way of pledge.
10 RESCISSION BY PHILLIPS DE PURY & COMPANY
Phillips de Pury & Company shall have the right, but not the obligation, to rescind a sale
without notice to the buyer if we reasonably believe that there is a material breach of the
sellerÕs representations and warranties or the Authorship Warranty or an adverse claim is
made by a third party. Upon notice of Phillips de Pury & CompanyÕs election to rescind the
sale, the buyer will promptly return the lot to Phillips de Pury & Company, and we will then
refund the Purchase Price paid to us. As described more fully in Paragraph 13 below, the
refund shall constitute the sole remedy and recourse of the buyer against Phillips de Pury
& Company and the seller with respect to such rescinded sale..
11 EXPORT, IMPORT AND ENDANGERED SPECIES LICENSES AND PERMITS
Before bidding for any property, prospective buyers are advised to make their own inquiries
as to whether a license is required to export a lot from the United States or to import it into
another country. Prospective buyers are advised that some countries prohibit the import of
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property made of or incorporating plant or animal material, such as coral, crocodile, ivory,
whalebone, rhinoceros horn or tortoiseshell, irrespective of age, percentage or value.
Accordingly, prior to bidding, prospective buyers considering export of purchased lots
should familiarize themselves with relevant export and import regulations of the countries
concerned. It is solely the buyer’s responsibility to comply with these laws and to obtain any
necessary export, import and endangered species licenses or permits. Failure to obtain a
license or permit or delay in so doing will not justify the cancellation of the sale or any delay
in making full payment for the lot.
12 CLIENT INFORMATION
In connection with the management and operation of our business and the marketing and
supply of auction related services, or as required by law, we may ask clients to provide
personal information about themselves or obtain information about clients from third
parties (e.g., credit information). If clients provide us with information that is defined by
law as “sensitive,” they agree that Phillips de Pury & Company and our affiliated
companies may use it for the above purposes. Phillips de Pury & Company and our
affiliated companies will not use or process sensitive information for any other purpose
without the client’s express consent. If you would like further information on our policies
on personal data or wish to make corrections to your information, please contact us at +1
212 940 1228. If you would prefer not to receive details of future events please call the
above number.
13 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
(a) Subject to subparagraph (e) below, the total liability of Phillips de Pury & Company, our
affiliated companies and the seller to the buyer in connection with the sale of a lot shall be
limited to the Purchase Price actually paid by the buyer for the lot.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this Paragraph 13, none of Phillips de Pury & Company,
any of our affiliated companies or the seller (i) is liable for any errors or omissions, whether
orally or in writing, in information provided to prospective buyers by Phillips de Pury &
Company or any of our affiliated companies or (ii) accepts responsibility to any bidder
in respect of acts or omissions, whether negligent or otherwise, by Phillips de Pury &
Company or any of our affiliated companies in connection with the conduct of the auction
or for any other matter relating to the sale of any lot.
(c) All warranties other than the Authorship Warranty, express or implied, including any
warranty of satisfactory quality and fitness for purpose, are specifically excluded by Phillips
de Pury & Company, our affiliated companies and the seller to the fullest extent permitted
by law.
(d) Subject to subparagraph (e) below, none of Phillips de Pury & Company, any of our
affiliated companies or the seller shall be liable to the buyer for any loss or damage beyond
the refund of the Purchase Price referred to in subparagraph (a) above, whether such loss
or damage is characterized as direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential, or for
the payment of interest on the Purchase Price to the fullest extent permitted by law.
(e) No provision in these Conditions of Sale shall be deemed to exclude or limit the liability
of Phillips de Pury & Company or any of our affiliated companies to the buyer in respect of
any fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation made by any of us or in respect of death or
personal injury caused by our negligent acts or omissions.
14 COPYRIGHT
The copyright in all images, illustrations and written materials produced by or for Phillips
de Pury & Company relating to a lot, including the contents of this catalogue, is and shall
remain at all times the property of Phillips de Pury & Company and such images and
materials may not be used by the buyer or any other party without our prior written consent.
Phillips de Pury & Company and the seller make no representations or warranties that the
buyer of a lot will acquire any copyright or other reproduction rights in it.
15 GENERAL
(a) These Conditions of Sale, as changed or supplemented as provided in Paragraph 1
above, and Authorship Warranty set out the entire agreement between the parties with
respect to the transactions contemplated herein and supersede all prior and
contemporaneous written, oral or implied understandings, representations and
agreements.
(b) Notices to Phillips de Pury & Company shall be in writing and addressed to the
department in charge of the sale, quoting the reference number specified at the beginning
of the sale catalogue. Notices to clients shall be addressed to the last address notified by
them in writing to Phillips de Pury & Company.
(c) These Conditions of Sale are not assignable by any buyer without our prior written
consent but are binding on the buyer’s successors, assigns and representatives.
(d) Should any provision of these Conditions of Sale be held void, invalid or unenforceable
for any reason, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect. No failure by
any party to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, any right or remedy under these
Conditions of Sale shall act as a waiver or release thereof in whole or in part.
16 LAW AND JURISDICTION
(a) The rights and obligations of the parties with respect to these Conditions of Sale and
Authorship Warranty, the conduct of the auction and any matters related to any of the
foregoing shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with laws of the State of New
York, excluding its conflicts of law rules.
(b) Phillips de Pury & Company, all bidders and all sellers agree to the exclusive jurisdiction
of the (i) state courts of the State of New York located in New York City and (ii) the federal
courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York to settle all disputes arising in
connection with all aspects of all matters or transactions to which these Conditions of Sale
and Authorship Warranty relate or apply.
(c) All bidders and sellers irrevocably consent to service of process or any other documents
in connection with proceedings in any court by facsimile transmission, personal service,
delivery by mail or in any other manner permitted by New York law or the law of the place of
service, at the last address of the bidder or seller known to Phillips de Pury & Company.
AUTHORSHIP WARRANTY
Phillips de Pury & Company warrants the authorship of property in this auction catalogue
for a period of five years from date of sale by Phillips de Pury & Company, subject to the
exclusions and limitations set forth below.
(a) Phillips de Pury & Company gives this Authorship Warranty only to the original buyer of
record (i.e., the registered successful bidder) of any lot. This Authorship Warranty does not
extend to (i) subsequent owners of the property, including purchasers or recipients by way
of gift from the original buyer, heirs, successors, beneficiaries and assigns; (ii) property
created prior to 1870, unless the property is determined to be counterfeit (defined as a
forgery made less than 50 years ago with an intent to deceive) and has a value at the date of
the claim under this warranty which is materially less than the Purchase Price paid; (iii)
property where the description in the catalogue states that there is a conflict of opinion on
the authorship of the property; (iv) property where our attribution of authorship was on the
date of sale consistent with the generally accepted opinions of specialists, scholars or
other experts; or (v) property whose description or dating is proved inaccurate by means of
scientific methods or tests not generally accepted for use at the time of the publication of
the catalogue or which were at such time deemed unreasonably expensive or impractical
to use.
(b) In any claim for breach of the Authorship Warranty, Phillips de Pury & Company reserves
the right, as a condition to rescinding any sale under this warranty, to require the buyer to
provide to us at the buyer’s expense the written opinions of two recognized experts
approved in advance by Phillips de Pury & Company. We shall not be bound by any expert
report produced by the buyer and reserve the right to consult our own experts at our
expense. If Phillips de Pury & Company agrees to rescind a sale under the Authorship
Warranty, we shall refund to the buyer the reasonable costs charged by the experts
commissioned by the buyer and approved in advance by us.
(c) Subject to the exclusions set forth in subparagraph (a) above, the buyer may bring a
claim for breach of the Authorship Warranty provided that (i) he or she has notified Phillips
de Pury & Company in writing within three months of receiving any information which
causes the buyer to question the authorship of the lot, specifying the auction in which the
property was included, the lot number in the auction catalogue and the reasons why the
authorship of the lot is being questioned and (ii) the buyer returns the lot to Phillips de Pury
& Company in the same condition as at the time of its auction and is able to transfer good
and marketable title in the lot free from any third party claim arising after the date of
the auction.
(d) The buyer understands and agrees that the exclusive remedy for any breach of the
Authorship Warranty shall be rescission of the sale and refund of the original Purchase
Price paid. This remedy shall constitute the sole remedy and recourse of the buyer against
Phillips de Pury & Company, any of our affiliated companies and the seller and is in lieu of
any other remedy available as a matter of law. This means that none of Phillips de Pury &
Company, any of our affiliated companies or the seller shall be liable for loss or damage
beyond the remedy expressly provided in this Authorship Warranty, whether such loss or
damage is characterized as direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential, or for the
payment of interest on the original Purchase Price.
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AUCTION 9 APRIL 2011 NEW YORK
Phillips de Pury & Company 450 West 15 Street New York 10011
Enquiries +1 212 940 1245 | [email protected]
Catalogues +1 212 940 1240 | +44 20 7318 4039
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IRVING PENN Woman in Palace (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn), Marrakech, Morocco, 1951 Estimate $80,000-120,000
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PHILLIPS de PURY & COMPANY
Advisory Board
Maria Bell
Janna Bullock
Lisa Eisner
Lapo Elkann
Ben Elliot
Lady Elena Foster
H.I.H. Francesca von Habsburg
Marc Jacobs
Ernest Mourmans
Aby Rosen
Christiane zu Salm
Juergen Teller
Princess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis
Jean Michel Wilmotte
Anita Zabludowicz
Directors
Sean Cleary
Finn Dombernowsky
Patricia G. Hambrecht
Alexander Payne
Olivier Vrankenne
Chairman
Simon de Pury
Chief Executive Officer
Bernd Runge
Senior Directors
Michael McGinnis
Dr. Michaela de Pury
INTERNATIONAL SPECIALISTS
Berlin Shirin Kranz, Specialist, Contemporary Art +49 30 880 018 42
Brussels Olivier Vrankenne, International Senior Specialist +32 486 43 43 44
Katherine van Thillo, Consultant +32 475 687 011
Buenos Aires & London Brooke de Ocampo, International Specialist, Contemporary Art +44 777 551 7060
Geneva Katie Kennedy Perez, Specialist, Contemporary Art +41 22 906 8000
London Dr. Michaela de Pury, International Senior Director, Contemporary Art +49 17 289 73611
Los Angeles Maya McLaughlin, Contemporary Art +1 323 791 1771
Milan Laura Garbarino, International Senior Specialist, Contemporary Art +39 339 478 9671
Moscow Svetlana Marich, Specialist, Contemporary Art +7 495 225 88 22
NEW YORK
450 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022, USA
tel +1 212 940 1300 fax +1 212 940 1227
LONDON
Howick Place, London SW1P 1BB, United Kingdom
tel +44 20 7318 4010 fax +44 20 7318 4011
NEW YORK
450 West 15 Street, New York, NY 10011, USA
tel +1 212 940 1200 fax +1 212 924 5403
PARIS
6 avenue Franklin D. Roosevelt, 75008 Paris, France
tel +33 1 42 78 67 77 fax +33 1 42 78 23 07
BERLIN
Auguststrasse 19, 10117 Berlin, Germany
tel +49 30 8800 1842 fax +49 30 8800 1843
GENEVA
23 quai des Bergues, 1201 Geneva, Switzerland
tel +41 22 906 80 00 fax +41 22 906 80 01
WORLDWIDE OFFICES
GENERAL COUNSEL
Patricia G. Hambrecht
MANAGING DIRECTORS
Finn Dombernowsky, London/Europe
Sean Cleary, New York (Interim)
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ART AND PRODUCTION
Mike McClafferty, Art Director
NEW YORK
Andrea Koronkiewicz, Studio Manager
Kelly Sohngen, Graphic Designer
Orlann Capazorio, US Production Manager
LONDON
Mark Hudson, Senior Designer
Andrew Lindesay, Sub-Editor
Tom Radcliffe, Production Director
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
NEW YORK
Trish Walsh, Marketing Manager
Anne Huntington, Communications Manager
LONDON
Giulia Costantini, Head of Communications
Fiona McGovern, Communications Assistant
PHOTOGRAPHS
Vanessa Kramer +1 212 940 1243
Worldwide Head, Photographs
NEW YORK
Shlomi Rabi +1 212 940 1246
Caroline Shea +1 212 940 1247
Deniz Atac +1 212 940 1245
Carol Ehlers, Consultant +1 212 940 1245
Sarah Krueger +1 212 940 1245
LONDON
Lou Proud, Head of Photographs +44 20 7318 4018
Sebastien Montabonel +44 20 7318 4025
Alexandra Bibby +44 20 7318 4087
Rita Almeida Freitas +44 20 7318 4087
Emma Lewis +44 20 7318 4092
BERLIN
Christina Scheublein +49 30 886 250 57
JEWELRY
Nazgol Jahan, Worldwide Director +1 212 940 1283
NEW YORK
Carmela Manoli +1 212 940 1302
Emily Bangert +1 212 940 1365
LONDON
Ardavan Ghavami, Head of Jewelry, Europe +44 20 7318 4064
Lane McLean +44 20 7318 4032
THEME SALES
Henry Allsopp, International Head +44 20 7318 4060
NEW YORK
Corey Barr +1 212 940 1234
Steve Agin, Consultant +1 908 475 1796
Stephanie Max +1 212 940 1301
LONDON
Arianna Jacobs +44 20 7318 4054
Lisa de Simone +44 20 7318 4090
Henry Highley +44 20 7318 4061
Siobhan OÕConnor +44 20 7318 4040
PRIVATE SALES
LONDON
Anna Ho +44 20 7318 4044
OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN
Helen Rohwedder, International +44 20 7318 4042
Anna Furney, New York +1 212 940 1238
Harmony Johnston, London +44 20 7318 4099
CONTEMPORARY ART
Michael McGinnis, Senior Director +1 212 940 1254
and Worldwide Head, Contemporary Art
NEW YORK
Sarah Mudge, Head of Day Sale +1 212 940 1259
Zach Miner, Head of Evening Sale +1 212 940 1256
Roxana Bruno +1 212 940 1229
Jeremy Goldsmith +1 212 940 1253
Timothy Malyk +1 212 940 1258
Jean-Michel Placent +1 212 940 1263
Peter Flores +1 212 940 1223
Alexandra Leive +1 212 940 1252
Winnie Scheuer +1 212 940 1226
Sarah Stein-Sapir +1 212 940 1303
Amanda Stoffel +1 212 940 1261
Roxanne Tahbaz +1 212 940 1292
LONDON
Peter Sumner, Head of Sales, London +44 20 7318 4063
Judith Hess +44 20 7318 4075
Matt Langton +44 20 7318 4074
Ivgenia Naiman +44 20 7318 4071
George OÕDell +44 20 7318 4093
Catherine Higgs +44 20 7318 4089
Raphael Lepine +44 20 7318 4078
Tanya Tikhnenko +44 20 7318 4065
PARIS
Edouard de Moussac + 33 1 42 78 67 77
DESIGN
Alexander Payne, Director and Worldwide Head, Design +44 20 7318 4052
NEW YORK
Alex Heminway, New York Director +1 212 940 1269
Marcus Tremonto +1 212 940 1268
Meaghan Roddy +1 212 940 1266
Alexandra Gilbert +1 212 940 1268
LONDON
Marine Hartogs +44 20 7318 4021
Domenico Raimondo +44 20 7318 4016
Ben Williams +44 20 7318 4027
Marcus McDonald +44 20 7318 4014
Megan McGee +44 20 7318 4021
PARIS
Johanna Frydman +33 1 42 78 67 77
BERLIN
Christina Scheublein +49 30 886 250 57
MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY EDITIONS
NEW YORK
Cary Leibowitz, Worldwide Co-Director +1 212 940 1222
Kelly Troester, Worldwide Co-Director +1 212 940 1221
Joy Deibert +1 212 940 1333
Jannah Greenblatt +1 212 940 1332
SPECIALISTS AND DEPARTMENTS
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SALE INFORMATION
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AUCTION
Thursday 3 March 2011, 6pm, 450 Park Avenue
VIEWING
Tuesday 22 February 2011, 10am Ð 6pm
Wednesday 23 February 2011, 10am Ð 6pm
Thursday 24 February 2011, 10am Ð 6pm
Friday 25 February 2011, 10am Ð 6pm
Saturday 26 February 2011, 10am Ð 6pm
Sunday 27 February 2011, 12pm Ð 6pm
Monday 28 February 2011, 10am Ð 6pm
Tuesday 1 March 2011, 10am Ð 6pm
Wednesday 2 March 2011, 10am Ð 6pm
Thursday 3 March 2011, 10pm Ð 5pm
VIEWING & AUCTION LOCATION
450 Park Avenue New York NY 10022
SALE DESIGNATION
In sending in written bids or making enquiries please
refer to this sale as NY050011 or Design Vienna.
DIRECTOR AND WORLDWIDE HEAD, DESIGN
Alexander Payne London +44 20 7318 4052
INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT
Marcus Tremonto +1 212 940 1268
NEW YORK DIRECTOR
Alex Heminway +1 212 940 1269
SPECIALISTS
Meaghan Roddy New York +1 212 940 1266
Ben Williams London +44 20 7318 4027
Domenico Raimondo London +44 20 7318 4026
Marine Hartogs London +44 20 7318 4021
Johanna Frydman Paris +33 1 42 78 67 77
Christina Scheublein Berlin +49 30 886 250 57
CATALOGUER
Marcus McDonald London +44 20 7318 4014
ADMINISTRATORS
Alexandra Gilbert +1 212 940 1268
Megan McGee +44 20 7318 4021
PROPERTY MANAGERS
Ferran Martin +1 212 940 1364
Oliver Gottschalk London +44 20 7318 4033
PHOTOGRAPHY
Byron Slater, Kent Pell
SELECTED ESSAYS
Alex Heminway
CATALOGUES
Leslie Pitts +1 212 940 1240
$35/25/£22 at the gallery
ABSENTEE AND TELEPHONE BIDS
Rebecca Lynn, Manager +1 212 940 1228 fax +1 212 924 1749
Maureen Morrison, Bid Clerk +1 212 940 1228
Marissa Piedra, Bid Clerk +1 212 940 1304
CLIENT ACCOUNTING
Sylvia Leitao +1 212 940 1231
Buyers Accounts
Nicole Rodriguez +1 212 940 1235
Seller Accounts
Barbara Doupal +1 212 940 1232
Nadia Somwaru +1 212 940 1280
CLIENT SERVICES
+1 212 940 1200
SHIPPING
Beth Petriello +1 212 940 1373
Jennifer Brennan +1 212 940 1372
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