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Art Nouveau chair based on a design by Bruno Paul. United Workshops for Arts and Crafts.
Embossed company mark and artist's signet, metal plaque "Vereinigte Werkstätten F. Kunst I. Handwerk A.G. Berlin Bellevuestr. 5 A", from 1907. ca. 1910. embossed no. 440 and no. 6042, label with inventory no. 331. design: Bruno Paul (1874-1968), execution: Vereinigte Werkstätten für Kunst und Handwerk.
Birch, solid and veneered. H 93 cm.
High, straight backrest with three curved, vertical decorative strips as a backrest, trapezoidal seat in a frame construction with small upholstery and stylized floral fabric cover, on four conical square legs. Recently upholstered and covered with fabric by Backhausen, Vienna. Signs of wear and slight defects.
Bruno Paul (1874-1968): Architect, caricaturist, furniture designer and interior decorator. As a university lecturer for many years, he influenced artists such as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Adolf Meyer, George Grosz and Hannah Höchst. He is also considered a pioneer of modern architecture in Germany.
Literature : Cf. Ziffer, Alfred (ed.): Bruno Paul. Deutsche Raumkunst und Architektur zwischen Jugendstil und Moderne, p. 163, where the chair is illustrated and the model number mentioned under "268 Schlafzimmer".
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Call time 19 | June 2026 | presumably 17:33 (CET)
Limit 550 €
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