2712 - Ludwig Alter sofa and two chairs

Ludwig Alter sofa and two chairs Darmstadt, c. 1910, frames made of solid and veneered Indian rosewood, meander band in mother-of-pearl, maple and bird’s-eye maple, mustard-coloured fabric upholstery, normal signs of age and wear, wood in good condition, sofa dimensions 114 x 156 x 78 cm, matches item 2702. Info: Ludwig Alter’s cabinet-making workshop was the official supplier of furniture to Ernst Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse-Darmstadt, and produced furniture designs for the Mathildenhöhe artists’ colony in Darmstadt; it collaborated with renowned Art Nouveau artists from the Mathildenhöhe such as Patriz Huber, Peter Behrens, Joseph Maria Olbrich and Albin Müller; the firm was awarded the highest honours in Turin in 1902 and in St Louis in 1904. Source: Internet.