A mahogany and leather side chair
Lot 46

A mahogany and leather side chair

DESIGNED BY ADOLF LOOS, MANUFACTURED BY F.O. SCHMIDT, CIRCA 1900

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GBP 12,650

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A mahogany and leather side chair
Designed by Adolf Loos, manufactured by F.O. Schmidt, circa 1900
Tan leather upholstered seat and back with square space nailing, copper plated inset handle, sabots and curved inset panels at base of backrest
35½in. (90cm.) high
Stencilled on the underside Schmidt MIksa Budapest YLipot-Körnt 126 Rudolfter 2 Mubutorcqvar Pozsonvut 5.Silos

Note du spécialiste

Cf: Adolf Loos. Wohnkonzepte und Möbelentwrfe, Salzburg, 1994, pp. 78/79, figs. 76 & 77

The inspiration for this design came in part from chairs supplied by the London firm of Maple's (1890s) for the dining room at Queen Victoria's country residence at Sandringham.
Loos was particularly struck by the practicality of the grip inset into the chair back and in translating this to his own design became permanently associated with it; from this time on any chair exhibiting such a feature was à la Loos.