Lot number 2115 - Auction 160
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 356 cm. Pressure stamp inside the drawer and door. 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 bumped, veneer damage. Literature: Cf. Muscheler: Furniture, Art, and Fine Nerves: Henry van de Velde and the Cult of Beauty 1900-1914, 2012, p. 70. Provenance: According to the consignor, from the Weimar apartment of Harry Graf Kessler - thereafter in private ownership in Weimar.