Lot 195: OTAKAR NOVOTNÝ

OTAKAR NOVOTNÝ CZECH 1880 - 1959 A PAIR OF CZECH CUBIST CARVED OAK BOOKCASES (DVĚ KUBISTICKÉ KNIHOVNY Z ŘEZANÉHO DUBOVÉHO DŘEVA) En suite with the preceding item, each with stepped pointed pediment, the glazed doors with geometric mullions and canted concave fronts, the turned handles opening to an adjustable shelved interior, on faceted legs; with two keys. Wood, metal and glass height: 187cm., 74 in., width: 107cm., 42in.; depth: 42cm., 16½in. Width: 42 inches; 105 cm Depth: 17 3/8 inches; 44 cm O. Novotny

Executed in 1922 for the Ledeč and Březina families; thence by descent
Sale: Dorotheum, Prague, 26 May 2007, lot 648
Purchased at the above sale

Designed by Otakar Novotný circa 1922. En suite with lot 199, each with stepped pointed pediment, the glazed doors with geometric mullions and canted concave fronts, the turned handles opening to an adjustable shelves interior, on faceted legs.