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Lot 486:
Description
Keywords: Vienna Secession, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Early Modernism, Turn-of-the-Century Design, Josef Hoffmann style, Koloman Moser style, Henry van de Velde style,
stained wood, curved wood, 20th century, hot-stamped signature, Austrian Modernist, architectural furniture
Pair of Vienna Secession side chairs designed by Otto Wagner (1841–1918) and produced by Jacob & Josef Kohn, model no. 721, circa 1902–1905. Curved stained wood and signed with both hot stamp and original publisher’s label.
Referenced in Catalogue of the House Jacob & Josef Kohn (Edition Verlag Dry, 1985) and in Curved Wooden Furniture by Karl Krämer (1984), these chairs were part of a rare set designed in 1902 for the newspaper offices of Die Zeit in Vienna.
Measurements: 37 1/4 x 16 1/2 x 17 in. (94.6 x 41.9 x 43.2 cm.), Frame: 19 in. (48.3 cm.) approx
ID 26606
Condition: Good overall condition. Minor surface scuffs and scratches consistent with age. Structurally sound.
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