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An Enquiring Eye: Property from a Distinguished Private Collector
JOSEF HOFFMANN (1870-1956)
Set of Four Side Chairs, Model No. 330, designed circa 1901
Details
JOSEF HOFFMANN (1870-1956)
Set of Four Side Chairs, Model No. 330, designed circa 1901
manufactured by Jacob & Josef Kohn, Vienna
painted beech, aluminum, leather and fabric upholstery
38 1⁄8 x 18 ¾ x 21 1⁄8 in. (96.8 x 47.5 x 53.5 cm) (each)
each branded J & J KOHN Teschen Austria, with fragments of manufacturer's paper label and respectively numbered 4, 5, 10 and 14
Set of Four Side Chairs, Model No. 330, designed circa 1901
manufactured by Jacob & Josef Kohn, Vienna
painted beech, aluminum, leather and fabric upholstery
38 1⁄8 x 18 ¾ x 21 1⁄8 in. (96.8 x 47.5 x 53.5 cm) (each)
each branded J & J KOHN Teschen Austria, with fragments of manufacturer's paper label and respectively numbered 4, 5, 10 and 14
Provenance
Barry Friedman Ltd., New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1986
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1986
Literature
C. Holme, The Art-Revival in Austria, New York, 1906, plate C14
J. & J. Kohn factory catalogue, 1916, reprinted 1980, Munich, p. 53, No. 330
P. Asenbaum, et al., Moderne Vergangenheit Wien 1800-1900, Vienna, 1981, p. 294
C. Schorske. et al., Traum und Wirklichkeit Wien 1870-1930, Vienna, 1985, p. 406
D. E. Ostergard, Bentwood and Metal Furniture 1850–1946, New York 1987, p. 111 (for a period photograph), 240 ref. 41B
C. Zetter, K. Zetter-Karner, Wiener Werkstatte Ein Gesamtkunstwerk, Galerie Bei Der Albertina Zetter, Vienna, 2003, p. 44
G. Fahr-Becker, Wiener Werkstatte 1903-1932, Cologne, 1995, p. 40
C. and P. Fiell, 1000 Chairs, Cologne, 1997, p. 123
M. Huey, Viennese Silver Modern Design 1780-1918, exh cat., Neue Galerie, New York, 2003, p. 210 (for an illustration)
G. Renzi, II mobile moderno, Gebrüder Thonet, Vienna Jacob & Josef Kohn, Milan 2008, pp. 72-75 (for related examples) 76 (for period photographs)
J. & J. Kohn factory catalogue, 1916, reprinted 1980, Munich, p. 53, No. 330
P. Asenbaum, et al., Moderne Vergangenheit Wien 1800-1900, Vienna, 1981, p. 294
C. Schorske. et al., Traum und Wirklichkeit Wien 1870-1930, Vienna, 1985, p. 406
D. E. Ostergard, Bentwood and Metal Furniture 1850–1946, New York 1987, p. 111 (for a period photograph), 240 ref. 41B
C. Zetter, K. Zetter-Karner, Wiener Werkstatte Ein Gesamtkunstwerk, Galerie Bei Der Albertina Zetter, Vienna, 2003, p. 44
G. Fahr-Becker, Wiener Werkstatte 1903-1932, Cologne, 1995, p. 40
C. and P. Fiell, 1000 Chairs, Cologne, 1997, p. 123
M. Huey, Viennese Silver Modern Design 1780-1918, exh cat., Neue Galerie, New York, 2003, p. 210 (for an illustration)
G. Renzi, II mobile moderno, Gebrüder Thonet, Vienna Jacob & Josef Kohn, Milan 2008, pp. 72-75 (for related examples) 76 (for period photographs)
Further details
This model was exhibited in the dining room of the Christmas exhibition at the Austrian Museum of Art and Industry, Vienna, 1901.
This model can be found in the permanent collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (inv. no. W.26-1982).
This model can be found in the permanent collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (inv. no. W.26-1982).
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Victoria Allerton Tudor
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