PAIR OF SIDE CHAIRS

Details

JOSEF HOFFMANN; AUSTRIA
PAIR OF SIDE CHAIRS
designed circa 1913, manufactured by J.& J.Kohn, stained solid and laminated wood, nickel-plated metal studs
35½in.(90cm.) height; 18½in.(47cm.) width; 17¼in.(44cm.) depth
paper label to underside J.& J.Kohn, Wien (2)

Literature

Cf: Peter Noever, Josef Hoffmann Designs, Vienna, 1992, p.42, pl.32 (variant of design illustrated)

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

The examples offered are from a set of six used in the Poldihütte, Vienna, 1916. This early version of the design features an elaborate spandrel to the seat/leg juncture, a detail simplified on subsequent production examples.

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