Josef Hoffman
Settee for a nursery
Josef Hoffman
Settee for a nursery
Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna
Date 1907/8
Period Early 20th century
Dimension 79 x 114 x 47 cm (31¹/₈ x 44⁷/₈ x 18¹/₂ inches)
Designed by: Josef Hoffmann, Vienna, 1907/08
Executed by: J. & J. Kohn, model no. 1511/C
Bent beech wood and plywood, white varnished, signs of usage, good original condition.
H 79 cm, SH 39 cm, W 114 cm, D 47 cm
For the 1908 Kunstschau, Josef Hoffmann designed the "Little Country House" for J. & J. Kohn. The settee was created for the Country House’s nursery.
Date: 1907/8
Period: Early 20th century
Dimension: 79 x 114 x 47 cm (31¹/₈ x 44⁷/₈ x 18¹/₂ inches)
Provenance:
private collection, Austria
Literature: Moderne Bauformen VII, 1908, p. 373; Die Kunst vol. XVIII, 1908, p. 540; sales
catalogue, J. & J. Kohn, 1916, p. 117; E. Ottillinger (ed.), Vienna, 2006, Fidgety Philip! A Design History of Children's Furniture, p. 141; exhibited at: Hofmobiliendepot Furniture Museum, Vienna, 2006/07; Museum Marta Herford 2007
Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna
Viennese Jugendstil, Secessionist Movement
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