Chairs for a music room, 1905.

OLBRICH, Joseph Maria (1867–1908).
Set of three chairs in plane wood and bird’s-eye maple veneer,
featuring a slightly inclined backrest. The upper panel is
octagonal with a blackened, gadrooned frame and inlaid at its
center with a lozenge-shaped rosette; below this lies a
checkerboard-inlaid frieze and three openwork, blackened
rungs. The front legs are straight with projecting corners and
fluting, while the rear legs are saber-shaped and made of
blackened wood. The seat is upholstered in a black patterned
fabric.

H: 95 cm x W: 42 cm x D: 49.5 cm.
Provenance: From a music room, circa 1905.
– Bibliography: *Ein Dokument Deutscher Kunst. Darmstadt 1901–1976*, vol.
4, *Die Künstler der Mathildenhöhe* (exhibition catalog), Mathildenhöhe,
Hessisches Landesmuseum, and Kunsthalle, Darmstadt, 1976;
model reproduced on p. 169.