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Josef Hoffmann
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Description
- Josef Hoffman
- Pair of Chairs, Model No. 330
both chairs with firm's brand
- stained beech, brass and original leather upholstery
Provenance
Barry Friedman, Ltd., New York
Sotheby's New York, November 19, 1992, lot 30
Sotheby's New York, November 19, 1992, lot 30
Literature
Charles Holme, "The Art Revival in Austria," The Studio Special Number, London, 1906, pl. C14
Jacob & Josef Kohn: Bent-Wood Furniture, cat., 1916, reprinted Munich, 1980, p. 53
Dorothee Müller, Klassiker des Modernen Möbeldesign, Munich, 1980, pp. 72 and 73
Derek Ostergard, Bentwood and Metal Furniture: 1850-1946, New York, 1987, pp. 102, 111 and 240
Gabriele Fahr-Becker, Wiener Werkstätte: 1903-1932, Cologne, 2003, p. 40
Jacob & Josef Kohn: Bent-Wood Furniture, cat., 1916, reprinted Munich, 1980, p. 53
Dorothee Müller, Klassiker des Modernen Möbeldesign, Munich, 1980, pp. 72 and 73
Derek Ostergard, Bentwood and Metal Furniture: 1850-1946, New York, 1987, pp. 102, 111 and 240
Gabriele Fahr-Becker, Wiener Werkstätte: 1903-1932, Cologne, 2003, p. 40
Catalogue Note
This model was shown in a dining room that formed part of the 1906 Christmas exhibition at the Austrian Museum of Art and Industry in Vienna. It also appeared on the cover of a 1909 Jacob & Josef Kohn catalogue. The upholstery of the chair and the metal sabots indicate that it was not intended for the general market, but was part of a higher priced line of furnishings directed towards private offices and domestic interiors.