Pair of 'Buenos Aires' Secessionist Armchairs
by Josef Hoffmann
£28,000
Attributed to Josef Hoffmann
Model number 421/F. Designed in 1906 and produced by Jacob & Josef Kohn of Vienna
Dark stained bentwood beech of barrel-back form, with brass studs and ball feet. Re-upholstered in Rose Uniacke Cocoa Velvet
Product Description
Attributed to Josef Hoffmann
Model number 421/F. Designed in 1906 and produced by Jacob & Josef Kohn of Vienna.
Dark stained bentwood beech of barrel-back form, with brass studs and ball feet. Re-upholstered in Rose Uniacke Cocoa Velvet. The design was originally showcased by manufacturers Jacob & Josef Kohn at the 1910 International Exhibition in Buenos Aires. The exhibition celebrated the centennial of Argentina's independence, and the suite became heavily associated with this.
Literature:
Die Kunst, X/18, Munich 1908, p. 541; repr. in: Moderne Bauformen, VII, Stuttgart 1908, p. 370; Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Gustav Klimt und die Kunstschau 1908, p. 414; Renzi, Il mobile moderno, p. 200 et passim.
Jacob & Joseph Kohn Catalogue, 1907
Seat height: 43cm / 17"
Model number 421/F. Designed in 1906 and produced by Jacob & Josef Kohn of Vienna.
Dark stained bentwood beech of barrel-back form, with brass studs and ball feet. Re-upholstered in Rose Uniacke Cocoa Velvet. The design was originally showcased by manufacturers Jacob & Josef Kohn at the 1910 International Exhibition in Buenos Aires. The exhibition celebrated the centennial of Argentina's independence, and the suite became heavily associated with this.
Literature:
Die Kunst, X/18, Munich 1908, p. 541; repr. in: Moderne Bauformen, VII, Stuttgart 1908, p. 370; Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Gustav Klimt und die Kunstschau 1908, p. 414; Renzi, Il mobile moderno, p. 200 et passim.
Jacob & Joseph Kohn Catalogue, 1907
Seat height: 43cm / 17"
Code:
11375
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Details & Dimensions
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H 72cm x W 58cm x D 53cm
H 28.36" x W 22.84" x D 20.87"
H 28.36" x W 22.84" x D 20.87"
