Koloman Moser, for Ludwig Schmidt, Vienna Secession Inlaid Sofa,

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Keywords: Jugendstil Movement, Early Modernist Design, Austrian Art Nouveau, Turn-of-the-Century Style, 20th Century Furniture, period craftsmanship, custom workshop production Koloman Moser and Ludwig Schmidt : Important Art Nouveau Settee by Ludwig Schmidt probably designed and manufactured in concert with Koloman Moser. Vienna Secession Jugendstil walnut, beautifully upholstered, Vienna, Austria, c. 1915, with rosewood and silvered-brass inlays. Maker Bio: Ludwig Schmidt was a multi-generational producer of high-quality, usually custom furniture. At the turn of the century the firm worked with many well-known architects and furniture designers including Olbrich at the 1900 Paris World Exposition. After Ludwig the Elder's death in 1906, his widow and son, Ludwig the Younger, successfully continued the company, working with important designers including Hans Prutscher. The company was dissolved with the coming of WWII.