Three Richard Riemerschmid (1868-1957) Chairs

Description:

Three Richard Riemerschmid (1868-1957) Chairs
Oak, cord
Germany, c. 1902
An armchair and two side chairs, shaped raked back with cutout, later cord seat, feet shaped inward at foot, probably manufactured by the Deutsche Werkstatten fur Handwerkskunst, Dresden, ht. 31 7/8, seat ht. 17 1/2 in.

Literature: For a similar example see: Richard Riemerschmid, Vom Jugendstil Zum Werkbund; catalogue Munich 1983, p. 121, cat no. 90b, fig. 23.
Property of the Saint Louis Art Museum, Sold to Benefit the Acquisition Fund
Estimate $700-900


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