Otakar Novotný
Czech suite Of Czech Oak Dining Chairs And A Circular Extension Table, Together With An En Suite Czech Cubist Oak Three-Cushion Sofa ( Souprava Dubových Židlí A Kulatého Stolu, Polstrované Kubistické Sofa Z Bukového Dřeva)
Found at
Sothebys,
London
The Hascoe Family Collection: Important Czech Art, Lot 196
13. Jun - 13. Jun 2011
The Hascoe Family Collection: Important Czech Art, Lot 196
13. Jun - 13. Jun 2011
Estimate: 7.000 - 10.000 GBP
Price realised: 3.500 GBP
Price realised: 3.500 GBP
Description
Otakar Novotný
1880 - 1959
CZECHSUITE OF CZECH OAK DINING CHAIRS AND A CIRCULAR EXTENSION TABLE, TOGETHER WITH AN EN SUITE CZECH CUBIST OAK THREE-CUSHION SOFA ( SOUPRAVA DUBOVÝCH ŽIDLÍ A KULATÉHO STOLU, POLSTROVANÉ KUBISTICKÉ SOFA Z BUKOVÉHO DŘEVA)
oak, the table with circular top with tapering reeded edge, on tapering faceted square legs enclosing a pedestal on a concave-sided stretcher, with two leaves; the dining chairs comprising four side chairs and two armchairs, each with faceted stepped pediment crest above a concave back and trapezoidal seat, on faceted splayed legs; together with a Czech Cubist oak three-cushion sofa en suite, also designed by Otakar Novotný, with panel back and
table height: 79cm., 31in.; diameter: 118cm., 46½in.; width of each leaf: 28.5cm., 11¼ in.
Executed in 1922 for the Ledeč and Březina families; thence by decent | Sale: Dorotheum, Prague, 26 May 2007, lot 648 | Purchased at the above sale
1880 - 1959
CZECHSUITE OF CZECH OAK DINING CHAIRS AND A CIRCULAR EXTENSION TABLE, TOGETHER WITH AN EN SUITE CZECH CUBIST OAK THREE-CUSHION SOFA ( SOUPRAVA DUBOVÝCH ŽIDLÍ A KULATÉHO STOLU, POLSTROVANÉ KUBISTICKÉ SOFA Z BUKOVÉHO DŘEVA)
oak, the table with circular top with tapering reeded edge, on tapering faceted square legs enclosing a pedestal on a concave-sided stretcher, with two leaves; the dining chairs comprising four side chairs and two armchairs, each with faceted stepped pediment crest above a concave back and trapezoidal seat, on faceted splayed legs; together with a Czech Cubist oak three-cushion sofa en suite, also designed by Otakar Novotný, with panel back and
table height: 79cm., 31in.; diameter: 118cm., 46½in.; width of each leaf: 28.5cm., 11¼ in.
Executed in 1922 for the Ledeč and Březina families; thence by decent | Sale: Dorotheum, Prague, 26 May 2007, lot 648 | Purchased at the above sale
Auction result misses estimated price range
This work of art by Otakar Novotný could be acquired at Sothebys in London in June 2011 for an unexpectedly low price. In the The Hascoe Family Collection: Important Czech Art auction, the work Czech suite Of Czech Oak Dining Chairs And A Circular Extension Table, Together With An En Suite Czech Cubist Oak Three-Cushion Sofa ( Souprava Dubových Židlí A Kulatého Stolu, Polstrované Kubistické Sofa Z Bukového Dřeva) changed hands for GBP 3,500.00 (€ 3,872.10) - missing the lower en However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Otakar Novotný - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Czech czech Cubist Oak Bookcase-Buffet (Kubistická Knihovna Z Dubového Dřeva), which sold at auction in June 2011 for GBP 7,500.00 (€ 8,297.36).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Dieses Kunstwerk von Otakar Novotný konnte im Juni 2011 bei Sothebys in London für einen unerwartet niedrigen Preis ersteigert werden. In der Auktion The Hascoe Family Collection: Important Czech Art wechselte die Arbeit Czech suite Of Czech Oak Dining Chairs And A Circular Extension Table, Together With An En Suite Czech Cubist Oak Three-Cushion Sofa ( Souprava Dubových Židlí A Kulatého Stolu, Polstrované Kubistické Sofa Z Bukového Dřeva) für GBP 3.500,00 (€ 3.872,10) den Besitzer – und verfehlte damit das untere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 7.000,00 – 10.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Otakar Novotný mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Czech czech Cubist Oak Bookcase-Buffet (Kubistická Knihovna Z Dubového Dřeva) beobachtet, die im Juni 2011 für GBP 7.500,00 (€ 8.297,36) versteigert wurde.
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