Bohemia, design by D. S. Jurkovic around
1899, from a series of furniture and home
of furniture and accessories with a typical motif of a dove
tail, originally intended for
Girls' boarding house Vesna in Brno, stained
carved wood, brass, length 170 cmDušan Samo Jurkovič, - one
one of the most prominent Czech and Slovak
architects of the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.
A representative of Art Nouveau architecture, he created
his own movement, in which he combined
Art Nouveau elements with folk architecture.
Equally distinctive and extraordinary are his
interior and furniture designs.
The furnishings of the Vesna Girls' Guesthouse
(the so-called Small and Large) was designed by D.
S. Jurkovič in 1899, the designs were
implemented in 1900-1902.
The furniture with the motif of a dove's tail is
in the collections of e.g. the Museum of the Wallachia Region
in the Vsetín Chateau, the Museum of Art Olomouc,
in the Pustevny area - in the Maměnka building
and the Libušín building.
#23023758
auction 63
63rd auction of Fine Art, Antiques, Design and Glass
Information at aukce@sypka.cz, mob. 608 958 322.
