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Adolf Loos
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description
- ADOLF LOOS
- "Elefantenrüssel" Table
- ebonized elmwood and brass
Provenance
Patrick Kovacs Kunsthandel, Vienna
Literature
Das Intérieur, vol. IV, 1903, p. 14
Eva B. Ottillinger, Adolf Loos: Wohnkonzepte und Möbelentwürfe, Salzburg, 1994, pp. 46-47 pl. 38-39, p. 76, pl. 75 and p. 155 for related drawings of the model.
Eva B. Ottillinger, Adolf Loos: Wohnkonzepte und Möbelentwürfe, Salzburg, 1994, pp. 46-47 pl. 38-39, p. 76, pl. 75 and p. 155 for related drawings of the model.
Condition
Very good overall condition. Ebonizing refreshed with some rubbing to high points as expected. Some surface dryness. Brass mounts are polished and with evidence of polish residue. Minor surface depressions and losses at edges and high points from age and use. Three legs appear to have been re-attached. Some chips and surface cracks to undersides of boards. Some wear and denting to undersides of sabots.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
This iconic table, named after its trunk-shaped legs was presented for the first time at the Östreichisches Museum, Vienna in 1900. Stylistic prototypes for this model exist in Chinese furniture as well as in England, where Hampton & Sons presented a similar table in their catalogue in 1899.