1101 - Decorative Arts

Decorative Arts Offinger, I. Collection of 12 drawings and designs. 1895. Some are watercolor drawings in ink and pencil. Various sizes. Some mounted on vellum. Each signed and dated. Collection of applied arts designs, as well as ornamental and floral designs and studies. Includes a “lithography stand” and a design for a piano panel. - A collection of three design drawings from the circle of the historicist Vienna School of Applied Arts, executed in pen, gouache, and pencil. The sheets exemplify the practice of decorative arts pattern drawing in the 1890s and demonstrate the interweaving of precise botanical observation with a historicizing repertoire of forms—a characteristic of this educational tradition. The sheets bear the location “Vienna” and a date in the early 1890s, suggesting they were created in the immediate vicinity of the Vienna School of Applied Arts or a comparable training institution for goldsmiths, stucco artists, and furniture designers. The three sheets are clearly by the same hand and together form an instructive example of the breadth of arts-and-crafts design practice in Historicism—ranging from precious small objects to large-scale architectural ornamentation. Some with heavier surface discoloration along the edges and foxing. Overall, the drawings are in good condition. Collection of 12 drawings and designs. 1895. Some executed in ink and pencil with watercolor highlights. Various sizes. Some mounted on wove paper. Each signed and dated. - A collection comprising designs for applied arts as well as ornamental and floral patterns and studies. Includes a design for a “lithograph stand” and a design for a piano top. - Some items show significant edge wear and foxing. Overall, the drawings are well preserved. This lot is subject to standard taxation. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union. This work is subject to the standard tax regime. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints, and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.