WERNER SCHMIDT (b. 1953) Switzerland
Swiss Cheese chair 1991
Yellow laminated plywood, hinges.
Signed: WERNER SCHMIDT (block letters), 91/10
For related folding table by Schmidt see illustration: Aluminum by Design, Sarah Nichols et al. (Pittsburgh, PA: Carnegie Museum of Art, 2000) p. 57.
Open dimension- H: 31 3/4” x W: 28 1/2” x D: 20” Closed dimension – H: 31 3/4” x W 22 ½
Price: $11,500
Werner Schmidt Folding Triangle “Swiss Cheese” chair “Faltstuhl” 1991
OTTAVIANI Recanati, Italy
Covered box c. 1960
Hand wrought and repousse abstract sterling inset top with turquoise, light and dark green and cobalt blue enamel, exotic wood box.
Marks: Ottaviani (script incised signature), 925 (in an oval), Italian touchmark
H: 1 1/2″ x D: 4 1/4″ x W: 9 1/2″
Price: $2,750