Lot 198: OTAKAR NOVOTNÝ

OTAKAR NOVOTNÝ CZECH 1880 - 1959 CZECH CUBIST OAK BOOKCASE-BUFFET (KUBISTICKÁ KNIHOVNA Z DUBOVÉHO DŘEVA) With stepped pointed pediment and superstructure with a pair of glazed doors with geometric mullions and concave glass fronts enclosing an adjustable shelved interior, set on an outset buffet base with leather-inset panel above a pair of doors enclosing shelves, on tapering faceted legs. oak, metal and glass height: 190cm., 75in., width: 152.5cm., 60in.; depth: 59.5cm., 23½in. Width: 5 feet; 152 cm Depth: 23 5/8 inches; 60 cm George Novotny

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

With stepped pointed pediment and superstructure with a pair of glazed doors with geometric mullions and concave glass fronts enclosing an adjustable shelved interior, set on an outset buffet base with leather-inset panel above a pair of doors enclosing shelves, on tapering faceted legs.