JOSEF HOFFMANN
About the artist | Brtnice 1870 – 1956 Vienna |
Designed by | Josef Hoffmann, 1901 |
Executed by | J. & J. Kohn, Vienna, from 1901 on, model no. 720 F |
Marked | original paper labels J. & J. Kohn Wien, 12 (on the backrests underneath the upholstery) |
Dimensions | H 76 cm, SH 46 cm, W 63 cm, D 61 cm |
Material | Bent beech and plywood, surface professionally repolished, fabric and upholstery renewed, missing decorative nails replaced, excellent restored condition |
Provenance | private property, Austria |
Literature | J. & J. Kohn sales catalogue, 1916, p. 50; D. E. Ostergard (ed.), Bent Wood and Metal Furniture 1850–1946, New York, 1987, p. 238, ill. 39; Fremdkörper (ed.), Moderne Möbel, 150 Jahre Design, 2009, p. 672 |
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