Henry Van de Velde
(
Antwerpen
1863 -
Zürich
1957 )
Desk, c. 1908
H. 775–850 mm
W. 2150 × 965 mm
Executed by H. Scheidemantel, Weimar.
Oak with brass fittings. Marked inside with a metal manufacturer’s label bearing the artist’s insignia.
Originally designed for the Hohenhof country house of Karl Ernst Osthaus.
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Literature:
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Osthaus, Henry van de Velde, Hagen, reprint 1984, p. 66.
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