A stained beech bentwood tub chair

DESIGNED BY JOSEF HOFFMANN, MANUFACTURED BY J. & J. KOHN, CIRCA 1901

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A stained beech bentwood tub chair
Designed by Josef Hoffmann, manufactured by J. & J. Kohn, circa 1901
Horseshoe form, the laminated panelled back with brass studs, brass sabots, green velvet upholstery
30¾in. (78cm.) high

Lot Essay

Cf: Ver Sacrum, Vienna, 1902, pl. 322
See also: Le Arti a Vienna, Venice, 1984, p. 405
Ostergard: op. cit., p. 238, fig. 39a

This model was designed for the Billiard Room at the Hotel Imperial in Vienna. A variant design, without the brass sabots, appeared in the J.& J. Kohn catalogue, No. 720 XV. Ausstellung der Vereinigung bildener Knstler Österreichisches Sezession, Vienna, 1902.

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