Art Nouveau Bookcase by Josef Hoffmann Portois & Fix, Vienna, Austria, 1900s

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the interior 2, 1901, p. 18.webp image 11 of 14
parisian spirits and vienna modernity. The … Read more Image 10 of 14
the interior 2, 1901, p. 18.webp image 11 of 14
parisian spirits and vienna modernity. The portois & fix company. Monika wenzl-bachmayer (ed.) 2008, pp. 21-22.webp image 12 of 14
the interior 1, 1900, p. 54.webp image 13 of 14
the interior 1, 1900, p. 57.webp image 14 of 14
original art nouveau bookcase, design: kreis josef hoffmann (vienna, circa 1900), execution: portois & fix zug. (vienna, circa 1900)

object: art nouveau bookcase

design: josef hoffmann circle (vienna, c. 1900)

manufactured by: portois & fix (vienna, c. 1900)

dimensions in cm (h x w x d): 197 × 121 × 36

material: softwood body, mahogany veneer, chased brass, beveled glass

condition: good, with signs of age

provenance: private collection, vienna

literature: das interieur 1, 1900, pp. 53, 54, 57, 171 / das interieur 2, 1901, pp. 18, 155 / kunst und kunsthandwerk 1901, issue 1 / parisian spirit and vienna modernity. The firm portois & fix. Monika wenzl-bachmayer (ed.) 2008, pp. 21-22 / art nouveau furniture - vera j. Behal - collection of the austrian museum of applied arts, p. 231
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