Josef Hoffmann

SHOWCASE

Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna

Date 1906

Period 20th century

Origin Austria, Vienna

Medium Bent beech and plywood, Dyed to mahogany

Dimension 190 x 85 x 51 cm (74³/₄ x 33¹/₂ x 20¹/₈ inches)

Designed by: Josef Hoffmann attr., Vienna, 1906

Executed by: J. & J. Kohn, model no. 600/7


Bent beech and plywood, dyed to mahogany, inside the showcase mahogany veneer, brass fittings, cut and facetted glasses and mirror, surface professionally repolished, very good condition

In the Italian edition of the J. & J. Kohn catalogue for 1906 this showcase is offered as an "Armadietti per salotto" i.e. a living room cabinet. There is an illustration of
a salon (A19) in the magazine The Studio—"Year-book of Decorative Art 1908"—which shows furniture put together by Gustav Siegel, as exhibition architect. The design of the furniture is by Josef Hoffmann, as well as the design for Wiener Werkstätte pieces in the same room.

Date: 1906

Period: 20th century

Origin: Austria, Vienna

Medium: Bent beech and plywood, Dyed to mahogany

Dimension: 190 x 85 x 51 cm (74³/₄ x 33¹/₂ x 20¹/₈ inches)

Provenance:

Private collection, Germany


Literature:

J. & J. Kohn sales cat.,
1906, p. 34, no. 600/7; The Studio "Year-book of Decorative Art
1908", ill. A 19


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