Description & Technical information

Designed by: Mauritius Herrgesell
Executed by: Anton Herrgesell,

Solid oak and veneer, dyed black and limed, white metal fittings, cut and facetted glass, surface cleaned, retouches, slightly repolished, very good condition

Mauritius Herrgesell trained as an architect at the Vienna School of Arts and Crafts from 1901 to 1905 under Prof. Josef Hoffmann. The design for the showcases is strongly influenced by Hoffmann’s then formal language. The execution of the pieces was carried out in the workshop of his father Anton Herrgesell, a renown Viennese cabinetmaker who had his salesroom at one of the best addresses in Vienna, Am Stephansplatz 9, just opposite the main entrance to St. Stephan’s Cathedral.

Date:  Around 1908/1910
Period:  20th century
Origin:  Vienna
Medium: Solid oak and veneer
Dimensions: 195 x 58 x 38 cm (76³/₄ x 22⁷/₈ x 15 inches)
Provenance: both showcases come from the same Viennese owner as the fall front desk we showed in 2017 in Maastricht (catalogue number 50)
Categories: Decorative Arts & Design, Furniture