Lot number 1434 - Auction 155
FÜNFTEILIGE WANDBIBLIOTHEK

HENRY VAN DE VELDE 1863 Antwerp - 1957 Zurich FIVE-PIECE WALL BOOKCASE Belgium/Germany, probably around 1910 Solid hardwood, original metal fittings, adjustable shelves. H. 163.5, D. 50.5/30.5, total width 366 cm. Pressure stamp in the drawer. Large-format, functionally structured shelving ensemble with several open compartments. Two flanking tall cabinets with closed fronts frame three central open shelving elements with shelves. The clear construction and the emphatically architectural structure correspond to the functional design language of Art Nouveau around 1910. Due to the large number of shelves and the closed storage elements, the furniture is suitable both as a bookcase and as a library cabinet. Partially restored and repaired, veneer damage. Literature: See Muscheler: Furniture, Art, and Fine Nerves: Henry van de Velde and the Cult of Beauty 1900-1914, 2012, p. 70. Provenance: Estate of Harry Graf Kessler - thereafter private collection in Weimar.