Product Description
Werner Schmidt Folding Triangle “Swiss Cheese” chair “Faltstuhl” 1991
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
JULIUS DRESSLER Biela, Czech Republic
JULIUS DRESSLER BIELA (1888-1945) Czech Republic
Bowl 1910
Black and white glazed earthenware with three ball feet
Marks: JDB, 7764 (underglaze)
H: 4 7/8” x D base: 10 7/8”
Price: $3,750
Julius Dressler was a noted Bohemian ceramics manufacturing company that operated from the late 19th century until the end of World War II. Founded by Julius Dressler in the 1880s in Biela, Bohemia, the company produced high-quality decorative faience, Maiolica and porcelain ware. Dressler gained international renown for the ceramics it produced in the early 1900s in the Art Nouveau style, also known as “Jugendstil” or “Secessionist” ware.
The Sweetser Co. New York, New York
(active 1900-1915)
Covered cigar box c. 1910
Elaborately etched sterling silver cover with a spherical jade finial and a copper box bottom, wood lined
Marks: S & E in three separate boxes (2x), STERLING, 2158
H: 4 3/4″ x D: 6 1/8″ x W: 7 5/8″
The Sweetser Co. New York, NY was active 1900-1915 and were manufacturers of fancy gold and sterling wares