JOSEF HOFFMANN
| About the artist | Brtnice 1870 – 1956 Vienna |
| Designed by | Josef Hoffmann attr., Vienna, 1906 |
| Executed by | J. & J. Kohn, model no. 600/7 |
| Dimensions | H 190 cm, W 85 cm, D 51 cm |
| Material | Bent beech and plywood, dyed to mahogany, inside the showcase mahogany veneer, brass fittings, cut and facetted glasses and mirror, surface professionally repolished, very good condition |
| Provenance | private collection, Germany |
| Literature | J. & J. Kohn sales cat., 1906, p. 34, no. 600/7; The Studio "Year-book of Decorative Art 1908", ill. A 19 |
In the Italian edition of the J. & J. Kohn catalogue for 1906 this showcase is offered as an "Armadietti per salotto" i.e. a living room cabinet. There is an illustration of a salon (A19) in the magazine The Studio—"Year-book of Decorative Art 1908"—which shows furniture put together by Gustav Siegel, as exhibition architect. The design of the furniture is by Josef Hoffmann, as well as the design for Wiener Werkstätte pieces in the same room.
H70/18
