Wilhelm Schmidt & Made by Prag-Rudniker, in Vienna. A Vienna Secessionist Arts & Crafts Oak Piano Stool
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Wilhelm Schmidt, made by Prag-Rudniker, Vienna
A Vienna Secessionist Arts and Crafts oak piano stool. Features include tulip-style cut-outs to the top sides and a curved seat, with three vertical slats to each side uniting the lower side stretchers to twin lower stretchers. Retains the original cane seat, which has had a few new repairs, as shown in the images.
Illustrated in:
Das Interieur I II, Wiener Kunst im Hause Exhibition, Wien, 1902, p. 169
Prag-Rudniker Korbwaren-Fabrikation Catalogue, 1902/1903, No. 508
Korbmöbel, Eva B. Ottillinger (Salzburg, Residenz Verlag, 1990), p. 106, illus. No. 99
Moderne Vergangenheit Wien 1800–1900 (Vienna, Künstlerhaus, 1981), p. 271
We also have another piano stool designed by Wilhelm Schmidt and made by Prag-Rudniker:
https://www.puritanvalues.com/product/wilhelm-schmidt-made-by-prag-rudniker-a-vienna-secession-oak-piano-stool
Width: 18.11 in (46 cm)
Depth: 17.72 in (45 cm)
1900-1909
