Lot No. 42


Josef Hoffmann, two armchairs and a settee, model number: 421, designed in 1905/06,


Josef Hoffmann, two armchairs and a settee, model number: 421, designed in 1905/06, - Jugendstil and 20th Century Arts and Crafts

exhibition of the models: together with the table in the hall of a small country house, at the 1908 Kunstschau in Vienna, and presentation of the lounge suite at the International Exhibition in Buenos Aires, 1910, executed by J. & J. Kohn, Vienna
beechwood, black stained and with polished finish; brass rivets; replaced grey suede covering; restored, signs of age and use; each chair with old company label, settee with brand mark; measurements: chairs: height 71 cm, height of seat 43 cm, depth 60 cm, width 57 cm; settee: height 71 cm, height of seat 44 cm, depth 58.5 cm, length 121 cm. (MP)

Provenance:
Viennese private property.

Literature:
Die Kunst X/18, Munich 1908, p. 541; Moderne Bauformen, VII, Stuttgart 1908, p. 370; Jacob & Josef Kohn, Materiales Gràficos, vol. IV (1908–1910), La Kunstschau Wien Y Josef Hoffmann, D. Hall, E Comedor, p. 43; Künstlerhaus exhibition, Gebogenes Holz, p. 79f. and 79f.; 1908 Kunstschau, exhibition catalogue, Belvedere, p. 414; Renzi, Il mobile moderno, p. 69, p. 200; Semper Sursum, Jacob & Josef Kohn, p. 64 and p. 68 et passim

Specialist: Dr. Magda Pfabigan, M.A. Dr. Magda Pfabigan, M.A.
+43-1-515 60-383

magda.pfabigan@dorotheum.at

09.07.2020 - 16:00

Realized price: **
EUR 7,680.-
Estimate:
EUR 8,000.- to EUR 15,000.-

Josef Hoffmann, two armchairs and a settee, model number: 421, designed in 1905/06,


exhibition of the models: together with the table in the hall of a small country house, at the 1908 Kunstschau in Vienna, and presentation of the lounge suite at the International Exhibition in Buenos Aires, 1910, executed by J. & J. Kohn, Vienna
beechwood, black stained and with polished finish; brass rivets; replaced grey suede covering; restored, signs of age and use; each chair with old company label, settee with brand mark; measurements: chairs: height 71 cm, height of seat 43 cm, depth 60 cm, width 57 cm; settee: height 71 cm, height of seat 44 cm, depth 58.5 cm, length 121 cm. (MP)

Provenance:
Viennese private property.

Literature:
Die Kunst X/18, Munich 1908, p. 541; Moderne Bauformen, VII, Stuttgart 1908, p. 370; Jacob & Josef Kohn, Materiales Gràficos, vol. IV (1908–1910), La Kunstschau Wien Y Josef Hoffmann, D. Hall, E Comedor, p. 43; Künstlerhaus exhibition, Gebogenes Holz, p. 79f. and 79f.; 1908 Kunstschau, exhibition catalogue, Belvedere, p. 414; Renzi, Il mobile moderno, p. 69, p. 200; Semper Sursum, Jacob & Josef Kohn, p. 64 and p. 68 et passim

Specialist: Dr. Magda Pfabigan, M.A. Dr. Magda Pfabigan, M.A.
+43-1-515 60-383

magda.pfabigan@dorotheum.at


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Auction: Jugendstil and 20th Century Arts and Crafts
Auction type: Saleroom auction
Date: 09.07.2020 - 16:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 03.07. - 09.07.2020


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