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Elephant trunk table Adolf Loos F.O. Schmidt ca. 1899

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Elephant trunk table with eight legs, design Adolf Loos, manufactured by Friedrich Otto Schmidt Vienna, ca. 1899, mahogany brass

  • Height: 71cm, Width: 87cm, Depth: 87cm
  • 1899 to 1905
    Technique: Mahogany solid and veneered, beech wood mahogany veneered, brass bands and brass shoes, leather inlay, glass top
    bib. E va B. Ottillinger, Adolf Loos. Wohnkonzepte und Möbelentwürfe, SalzburVienna 1994, cf. dep. 46, 57, 154; Das Interieur, IV, 1903, p. 14: Siegfried Wichmann, Jugendstil Floral Funktional, exhibition catalogue, Bayrisches Nationalmuseum München 1984, p.168
    52.000,00 VAT inclusive
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    Description

    The architect Adolf Loos designed his “Elephant trunk table” in collaboration with renowned Viennese fine cabinetmaker Friedrich Otto Schmidt, who first exhibited the striking piece at the winter exhibition of the Austrian Museum of Art and Industry (now MAK Vienna) in 1900. Loos subsequently used the table in many of his interior designs, e.g. for the study of Dr Hugo Haberfeld (Das Interieur IV, 1903, p.13).
    The model was manufactured with eight legs, or in a smaller version with only six legs. Differences can also be found in the design of the tabletop, be it executed with a glass top or with a central inlay of marble or tiles. The top’s curved edge is echoed in the underlying arches, its shape harmoniously continued in the legs. The present version with legs made of solid mahogany represents a more luxurious variant.
    Today the iconic design is shown in museum collections, for instance in the permanent exhibition at MAK Vienna, documenting the modern ideas of architect and interior designer Adolf Loos.

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