Lot Essay
This model was exhibited in the ladies' drawing room of J. & J. Kohn's display at the Esposizione internationale d'arte decorativa moderna, Turin, in 1902. See Derek E. Ostergard, Bentwood and Metal Furniture: 1850-1946 for a period illustration of the display at the exposition and page 110 for the cabinet as it appeared in Kohn's 1906 catalogue. See also Werner Fenz, Koloman Moser, 1984, p. 31.