Wilhelm Schmidt Made by Prag- Rudniker. a Vienna Secession Oak Piano Stool
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Wilhelm Schmidt and made by Prag-Rudniker, in Vienna. A Vienna Secessionist Arts and Crafts oak piano stool. Tulip-style cut-outs to the topsides and curved seats, three vertical slats to each side, uniting the lower side stretchers to the lower twin stretchers. A period green upholstered flat seat version. Illustrated: Das Interieure I II " Wiener Kunst im Hause Exhibition", Wien, 1902, pg. 169, Prag- Rudnicker Korbwaren- Fabrikation Catalogue, 1902/1903, No. 508. Korbmobel, Eva B. Ottillinger ( Salzburg, Residenz Verlag, 1990) pg. 106, illus. no. 99, Moderne Vergangenheit Wien 1800-1900 ( Vienna, Kunstlerhaus, 1981) pg. 271. There is also another piano stool designed by Wilhelm Schmidt and made by Prag-Rudniker:
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Width: 18 in (45.72 cm)
Depth: 17.5 in (44.45 cm)
1900-1909
Wear consistent with age and use.
