Lot Essay
cf. Dorothee MIller, Klassiker du Modermen Mobeldesign, Munich, 1980, illustrates this model on the cover, but lacking its cushions
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A RARE BEECHWOOD AND MAHOGANY 'SITZ MACHINE' CHAIR
DESIGNED BY JOSEPH HOFFMANN AND PRODUCED BY THE FIRM OF JACOB & JOSEF KOHN, CIRCA 1908-16
With rounded rectangular bentwood frame, the back adjustable with moveable support bar, the side panels with square and rectangular reticulation, stamped J & J KOHN--46 1/2in. (117cm.) high
DESIGNED BY JOSEPH HOFFMANN AND PRODUCED BY THE FIRM OF JACOB & JOSEF KOHN, CIRCA 1908-16
With rounded rectangular bentwood frame, the back adjustable with moveable support bar, the side panels with square and rectangular reticulation, stamped J & J KOHN--46 1/2in. (117cm.) high