Josef Hoffmann, a seating machine (“Sitzmaschine”), designed in 1905, model number: 670, catalogued by Jacob & Josef Kohn, 1906 and patented in 1908/09,
Josef Hoffmann, a seating machine (“Sitzmaschine”), designed in 1905, model number: 670, catalogued by Jacob & Josef Kohn, 1906 and patented in 1908/09,
The “seating machine”, also known as “Morris chair” was also used at the Purkersdorf sanatorium. beechwood, solid bent and plywood, stained and with mahogany-coloured polished finish; screwed; rectangular and square ornaments; screwed beads; adjustable back rest (five positions) with a brass tube, the exterior with one bead; replaced seat and back cushion made of beige suede; signs of age and use; professionally restored; height: adjustable; height of seat, without cushion: 27.5 cm, height of seat with cushion: 39.0 cm; width: 61.5 cm; depth: 80.5 cm. (MP)
Literature:
inter alia Kohn catalogue, 1916, p. 68, no. 670; Moderne Bauformen, Monatshefte für Architektur, M. J. Gradl, Jg. 7, Stuttgart 1908, p. 370; Künstlerhaus exhibition, Gebogenes Holz, p. 78f.; Uhlir, Semper Sursum, Jacob & Josef Kohn, p. 62ff.; Renzi, Il mobile moderno, pp. 160; Ottillinger (ed.), Wagner, Hoffmann, Loos und das Möbeldesign der Wiener Moderne, vol. 37, p. 54, cat. no. 35; Imperial Furniture Collection - Furniture Museum Vienna, inventory number MD 71.448. Exhibited inter alia at the Milan Exhibition and Imperial Royal Austrian Exhibition, London, 1906, and Kunstschau, 1908.
Specialist: Dr. Magda Pfabigan, M.A.
Dr. Magda Pfabigan, M.A.
+43-1-515 60-383
magda.pfabigan@dorotheum.at
07.06.2023 - 15:13
- Realized price: **
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EUR 26,000.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 14,000.- to EUR 20,000.-
- Starting bid:
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EUR 14,000.-
Josef Hoffmann, a seating machine (“Sitzmaschine”), designed in 1905, model number: 670, catalogued by Jacob & Josef Kohn, 1906 and patented in 1908/09,
The “seating machine”, also known as “Morris chair” was also used at the Purkersdorf sanatorium. beechwood, solid bent and plywood, stained and with mahogany-coloured polished finish; screwed; rectangular and square ornaments; screwed beads; adjustable back rest (five positions) with a brass tube, the exterior with one bead; replaced seat and back cushion made of beige suede; signs of age and use; professionally restored; height: adjustable; height of seat, without cushion: 27.5 cm, height of seat with cushion: 39.0 cm; width: 61.5 cm; depth: 80.5 cm. (MP)
Literature:
inter alia Kohn catalogue, 1916, p. 68, no. 670; Moderne Bauformen, Monatshefte für Architektur, M. J. Gradl, Jg. 7, Stuttgart 1908, p. 370; Künstlerhaus exhibition, Gebogenes Holz, p. 78f.; Uhlir, Semper Sursum, Jacob & Josef Kohn, p. 62ff.; Renzi, Il mobile moderno, pp. 160; Ottillinger (ed.), Wagner, Hoffmann, Loos und das Möbeldesign der Wiener Moderne, vol. 37, p. 54, cat. no. 35; Imperial Furniture Collection - Furniture Museum Vienna, inventory number MD 71.448. Exhibited inter alia at the Milan Exhibition and Imperial Royal Austrian Exhibition, London, 1906, and Kunstschau, 1908.
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: | 07.06.2023 - 15:13 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 01.06. - 07.06.2023 |
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