A pair of “Windsor” armchairs, Thonet-Mundus and Jacob & Josef Kohn
for Haus & Garten, Vienna, c. 1927/30, stained beech, stamped: J. & J. Kohn and THONET/8, height 90.5 cm, width 58 cm, depth 54 cm, height of seat 44 cm. (DRAX)
Josef Frank used this model for various interiors in Vienna, as well as in the exhibition “Wien und die Wiener”, held at the Vienna Messepalast in 1927, where he exhibited a model room for the City of Vienna’s council housing blocks.
Lit.: Ch. Witt-Dörring, Neues Wohnen. Wiener Innenraumgestaltung 1918–1938, Österreichisches Museum for angewandte Kunst, Vienna 1980, pp. 46/47, fig. 42, p. 65, cat.5 – Haus & Garten Frank & Wlach, Graz 2008, p. 114
Specialist: Dr. Gerti Draxler
Dr. Gerti Draxler
+43-1-515 60-226
gerti.draxler@dorotheum.at
20.05.2015 - 18:00
- Estimate:
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EUR 2,400.- to EUR 2,800.-
A pair of “Windsor” armchairs, Thonet-Mundus and Jacob & Josef Kohn
for Haus & Garten, Vienna, c. 1927/30, stained beech, stamped: J. & J. Kohn and THONET/8, height 90.5 cm, width 58 cm, depth 54 cm, height of seat 44 cm. (DRAX)
Josef Frank used this model for various interiors in Vienna, as well as in the exhibition “Wien und die Wiener”, held at the Vienna Messepalast in 1927, where he exhibited a model room for the City of Vienna’s council housing blocks.
Lit.: Ch. Witt-Dörring, Neues Wohnen. Wiener Innenraumgestaltung 1918–1938, Österreichisches Museum for angewandte Kunst, Vienna 1980, pp. 46/47, fig. 42, p. 65, cat.5 – Haus & Garten Frank & Wlach, Graz 2008, p. 114
Specialist: Dr. Gerti Draxler
Dr. Gerti Draxler
+43-1-515 60-226
gerti.draxler@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Design |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 20.05.2015 - 18:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 13.05. - 20.05.2015 |