Josef Hoffmann, an armchair, model 322/F, designed in c. 1904, 1906 catalogue, executed by Jacob & Josef Kohn, Vienna
Josef Hoffmann, an armchair, model 322/F, designed in c. 1904, 1906 catalogue, executed by Jacob & Josef Kohn, Vienna
beechwood, bent, red-brown stained; back rest insert made of perforated plywood; brown leather cover and upholstery professionally restored after the original; signs of age and use; height 98.5 cm, height of seat 48 cm, width 62 cm, depth 50.5 cm. (MP)
Provenance:
German Private Ownership.
Literature:
Kohn catalogue, 1906, model 322 F; Renzi, Il mobile moderno, p. 66 (with historical photograph); cf. chair without armrests for the Purkersdorf sanatorium: The Art-Revival in Austria, Charles Holme Special Number The Studio, London 1906, ill. C 10; Künstlerhaus exhibition, Gebogenes Holz, p. 72f.; MAK, Josef Hoffmann, Ornament zwischen Hoffnung und Verbrechen, p. 55 et passim.
This armchair is a very rare item. The model without armrests was used in the dining room of the Purkersdorf Sanatorium. A group of six chairs covered with textile was exhibited at the 1906 World’s Fair in Milan.
Specialist: Dr. Magda Pfabigan, M.A.
Dr. Magda Pfabigan, M.A.
+43-1-515 60-383
magda.pfabigan@dorotheum.at
18.11.2021 - 15:02
- Estimate:
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EUR 25,000.- to EUR 40,000.-
- Starting bid:
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EUR 25,000.-
Josef Hoffmann, an armchair, model 322/F, designed in c. 1904, 1906 catalogue, executed by Jacob & Josef Kohn, Vienna
beechwood, bent, red-brown stained; back rest insert made of perforated plywood; brown leather cover and upholstery professionally restored after the original; signs of age and use; height 98.5 cm, height of seat 48 cm, width 62 cm, depth 50.5 cm. (MP)
Provenance:
German Private Ownership.
Literature:
Kohn catalogue, 1906, model 322 F; Renzi, Il mobile moderno, p. 66 (with historical photograph); cf. chair without armrests for the Purkersdorf sanatorium: The Art-Revival in Austria, Charles Holme Special Number The Studio, London 1906, ill. C 10; Künstlerhaus exhibition, Gebogenes Holz, p. 72f.; MAK, Josef Hoffmann, Ornament zwischen Hoffnung und Verbrechen, p. 55 et passim.
This armchair is a very rare item. The model without armrests was used in the dining room of the Purkersdorf Sanatorium. A group of six chairs covered with textile was exhibited at the 1906 World’s Fair in Milan.
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: | Online auction |
| Date: | 18.11.2021 - 15:02 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 13.11. - 18.11.2021 |