OTTO PRUTSCHER
| About the artist | 1880 – Vienna – 1949 |
| Designed by | Otto Prutscher, Vienna, 1909 |
| Executed by | Wiener Werkstätte, model no. M 1275 |
| Dimensions | H 67 cm, Ø 37 cm |
| Material | Alpacca, chased and silver plated; around the base 40 ivory squares mounted in metal; crowned by a female nude carved from white ivory; four light bulb fittings, newly rewired, silver plating slightly rubbed at some points, silk lampshade renewed, excellent original condition. |
| Provenance | private collection, Germany |
| Literature | A contemporary photograph is preserved in the Wiener Werkstätte photographic archive at the Austrian Museum of Applied Arts (MAK), Vienna, inv. no. WWF 97-46-4 |
This table lamp is depicted in the Wiener Werkstätte photo book (WW 97, vol. 9, p. 46-4). In the model book (32, metal 4, p. 1275) there is a sketch with the note “O. Prutscher, 17.12.1909, für Herrenzimmer Böhler” [for the Böhler study]. Only one piece was ever made and sold for the more than impressive price of 1,200 Kronen.
We would like to thank Frau Hermi Schedlmayer (author of an Otto Prutscher catalogue raisonné) for the kind information.
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