Veneered wooden panels, stained and polished, brass fittings
Vienna, Austria, 1922
After a design by Otto Prutscher (1880-1949) – Austrian architect and craftsman
Jacob Löw (1887-1968) – Austrian carver and sculptor
Carving signed ‘J. Löw’ and back dated ‘Vienna 1922’
Furniture factory Knobloch, Vienna 7, Karl-Schweighofer-Gasse 10-12
Fine marquetry with figural motifs
Ornate figural carvings
With key
Dimensions: 152 x 114.5 x 56 cm
Good condition
Provenance: Austrian private collection

This cabinet was crafted in 1922 by Jakob Löw after a design by the Austrian architect Otto Prutscher. The body with eight drawers stands on four chunky feet. The drawer fronts are adorned with marquetry showing a deer in a meadow. Original brass fittings enhance the overall appearance. The marquetry on the two doors show scenes inspired by antiquity and features a skillful combination of various veneers. In the centre and between the feet the sideboard is decorated with an open-work figural carving. This magnificent piece of furniture, combining Prutscher’s artistic concept and Löw’s artisan virtuosity, wonderfully expresses the Viennese zeitgeist of the early 20s. It is part of the furnishings that Prutscher designed for the Viennese furniture factory August Knobloch’s Nachfolger.



The cabinet is in good condition with signs of age and wear. On the right a board loose, the boards were probably added later. Small parts of the lower carvings are broken and partly enclosed. A key is included. The central carving is signed ‘J. Löw’ and dated ‘Vienna 1922’. The marquetry of the doors also shows ‘1922 J.L.’ and ‘J.L.’ respectively. The cabinet measures 152 cm in height, 114.5 cm in width and 56 cm in depth. (tfa)



Otto Prutscher (1880-1949)

Otto Prutscher was born in Vienna in 1880. After an apprenticeship with his father as a carpenter, Prutscher first attended a technical college. In 1895 he travelled to Paris and London. Afterwards he studied at the Kunstgewerbeschule as a student of Franz Matsch and Josef Hoffmann. From 1902 he taught at the Graphische Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt and later at the Vienna School of Applied Arts. Prutscher worked for the Wiener Werkstätte and was a member of the Vienna Künstlerhaus. He worked for the magazine ‘Interieur’ and participated in numerous exhibitions. He created several large residential complexes as well as interiors and designed furniture, jewellery, porcelain and textiles. In 1947 Otto Prutscher was awarded the Austrian State Prize for Architecture.



Jacob Löw (1887-1968)

Jakob Löw was born in Galicia in 1887. He initially trained as a sculptor before he attended the college of sculpture in Zakopane. Between 1910 and 1915 he studied at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Vienna School and undertook study trips to Dalmatia, Italy and Paris. Löw worked for the Wiener Werkstätte and was a member of the Hagenbund. He was was honoured with an award for his design of the 1926 Austrian State Medal. Various exhibitions, including at the Vienna Secession, followed. After the annexation of Austria to the German Reich in 1938 Jakob Löw immigrated to Israel.

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