Eckart MUTHESIUS (1904-1989)
‘Tambour’ pedestal table for the entrance hall of the Manik Bagh Palace, c. 1930.
In walnut veneer and black lacquered pearwood, with an asymmetrical construction and a round top on a cylindrical body, opening via four curved doors to an interior fitted with wood and glass shelves. Alpaca pull handles.
At least two copies were produced, appearing in period photographs of the reception lounge in the entrance hall of the Manik Bagh.
52 x 80 cm
Bibliography:
– “Palace of Raja: 1934 Style,” Fortune, February 1934, p.66, for a period photograph.
– Reto Niggl, Eckart Muthesius, The Maharaja Palace in Indore, 1930, Ed. Arnoldsche, Stuttgart, 1996, p.37.
– Reto Niggl, “Eckart Muthesius, India 1930-1939, Architecture- Design-Photography,” 1999, Goethe Institute, p.56.
– “Le Palais du Maharadjah d’Indore,” Ed. Galerie Doria, Paris, 2006, p.77.
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