EDUARD JOSEF WIMMER-WISGRILL
| About the artist | (1882 – Vienna – 1961) |
| Designed by | Eduard Josef Wimmer-Wisgrill, Vienna, around 1912 |
| Executed by | Wilhelm & Johann Jonasch, Wiener Werkstätte |
| Marked | Companies Label "JOHANN JONASCH, KUNSTMÖBELTISCHLER; WIEN. VII.WESTBAHNSTR.33" |
| Dimensions | mirror: H 80 cm, W 56 cm, D 3.5 cm; |
| Material | Walnut, birch (mirror) and beechwood, solid and veneer, ebonized and professionally repolished, very few repairs to the veneer, extension replaced, upholstery and fabric renewed, excellent condition |
| Provenance | estate of Hora-Grill family, Vienna |
| Literature | V. Behal, Möbel des Jugendstils, München 1981, pp. 264; Kunstblättersammlung MAK, KI 13.756/153, 13.756/156 |
High-quality Viennese cabinet making
There are two similar mirror designs in the WW Archive, Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna (design drawing inv. no. KI 12138-18/12138-17, model no. 1729/M 1674) which Wimmer-Wisgrill designed for the hall of the Palais Stoclet in Brussels.
The furniture was designed for the apartment of the Hora-Hajek family in Vienna 9.
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