Description & Technical information

Designed by: Richard Riemerschmid, Munich, 1898/99
Executed by: Kohlbecker & Sohn

Richard Riemerschmid designed this library bookcase
for his home in Munich Pasing. The basic concept of integrated columns can be
found in numerous early Riemerschmid designs, such as longcase clocks,
sideboards, shop furniture, other library bookcases. In the course of time, the
corner element on the right and the adjoining shelf element were lost.

H 226 cm, W 336 cm and
117 cm, depth of shelves 28 cm,


Cabinet element: H 84 cm, W 127 cm, D 69 cm (outside), H 79.5 cm, W 114 cm, D 62 cm (inside)

Date:  1898/99
Period:  1850-1900, 19th century
Origin:  Germany
Medium: Maple wood, Veneer, brass fittings, Stained and waxed
Signature: Marked on lock: Möbelfabrik B. Kohlbecker & Sohn, München

Dimensions: 226 x 117 x 28 cm (89 x 46¹/₈ x 11 inches)
Provenance: Richard Riemerschmid's residence in Munich

Literature: Ref.: Wohnung und Hausrat,
Munich, 1908, p. 41; W. Nerdinger (Ed.), Munich, 1982; Richard Riemerschmid,
Vom Jugendstil zum Werkbund, pp. 138 ff; Thieme/Becker,
Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler, vol. XXVIII, p. 336


Categories: Furniture