Josef Hoffman
A PAIR OF ARMCHAIRS known as Barrel Chairs
Josef Hoffman
A PAIR OF ARMCHAIRS known as Barrel Chairs
Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna
Date 1901
Origin Austrian
Dimension 76 x 63 x 61 cm (29⁷/₈ x 24³/₄ x 24 inches)
Designed by: Josef Hoffmann, 1901
Executed by: J. & J. Kohn, Vienna, from 1901 on, model no. 720 F
Marked: original paper labels J. & J. Kohn Wien, 12 (on the backrests underneath the upholstery)
Bent beech and plywood, surface professionally repolished, fabric and upholstery renewed, missing decorative nails replaced, excellent restored condition
H 76 cm, SH 46 cm, W 63 cm, D 61 cm
Date: 1901
Origin: Austrian
Dimension: 76 x 63 x 61 cm (29⁷/₈ x 24³/₄ x 24 inches)
Provenance: private property, Austria
Literature:
J. & J. Kohn sales catalogue, 1916, p. 50; D. E. Ostergard (ed.), Bent Wood and Metal Furniture 1850–1946, New York, 1987, p. 238, ill. 39; Fremdkörper (ed.), Moderne Möbel, 150 Jahre Design, 2009, p. 672
Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna
Viennese Jugendstil, Secessionist Movement
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