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Lot 484:
Description
Keywords: Vienna Secession, Jugendstil, Wiener Werkstätte, Art Nouveau, Early Modernism, Josef Hoffmann style, Koloman Moser style, Henry van de Velde style, bentwood, stained wood, 20th century, architect-designed, Austrian Modernist, openwork detail, furniture design
A rare curved wood Jugendstil settee, model no. 721, designed by Otto Wagner (1841–1918) and manufactured by Jacob & Josef Kohn, Vienna, circa 1902–1905. Stained bentwood with an openwork backrest and labeled underneath.
This piece was part of the complete set designed in 1902 to furnish the offices of a Viennese newspaper. Referenced in multiple scholarly works including Catalogue of the House Jacob & Josef Kohn (1985) and Edition Karl Krämer (1984). Signed w label Vienna, circa 1902-1905
Measurements: 32 x 48 x 20 1/2 in. (81.3 x 121.9 x 52.1 cm.), Seat Height: 18 3/4 in. (47.6 cm.) approx
ID 57
Condition: Good overall condition. Minor surface scuffs and scratches consistent with age. Structurally sound.
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