Art Nouveau Buffet by Richard Ludwig, Vienna, Austria, 1906

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object: dining room buffet
design: richard ludwig (vienna, 1906)
model number: -
manufactured by: richard ludwig furniture factory (vienna, 1906)
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design: richard ludwig (vienna, 1906)
model number: -
manufactured by: richard ludwig furniture factory (vienna, 1906)
dimensions in cm (h x w x d): 220 x 232 x 64
material: rosewood veneer, brass, marble, cut glass with gold decoration, cut mirror
condition: expertly restored
provenance: vienna area, private collection
literature: das interieur, 1906, pp. 42, 43, 81 / decorative arts - illustrated journal of applied arts, volume 6, 1900, p. 398 / decorative arts - illustrated journal of applied arts, volume 12, 1904, p. 338 / xxvii. Exhibition of the association of austrian visual artists, secession vienna, november-december 1906 / 27th exhibition of the association of austrian visual artists, secession vienna, november-december 1906

this sideboard, designed and executed by the renowned viennese furniture factory richard ludwig in 1906, impressively embodies the stylistic principles of viennese art nouveau. It was presented in the same year at the exhibition of the vienna arts and crafts association and displays a clear formal rigor contrasted with ornate decorative elements.

particularly noteworthy is the drop-shaped or teardrop-shaped glass decoration, which bears clear parallels to kolo moser's design for the lace cabinet in the dressing room of the eisler apartment at terramare. This ornamentally reduced yet expressive design exemplifies the synthesis of functionality and aesthetics that characterized viennese art nouveau.

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