Fine Art, Decorative Continental Works & More
Sat, Sep 13, 2014 09:00AM EDT - Sun, Sep 14, 2014 09:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 388
Important Secessionist Bentwood and
Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000
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| $2,000 | $200 |
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| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
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| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
Leather-Upholstered Side Chair designed by Josef Hoffmann, Vienna, Austria, 1903-1905, probably made at the Kohn workshops, steam-bent European beech, red leather seat with button banding, 39-1/4 x 17-1/4 x 17-1/2 in., some warping to rear stiles, scratches and abrasions to upholstery, some stains and finish losses to frame; chip to underside of one ball form return at seat frame. Notes: Exhibited: "A Thing of Beauty", High Museum, Atlanta, 1980. Published: "A Thing of Beauty" exhibition catalog No. F.9. Catalog notes: "This chair was designed by Hoffmann for the dining room of the Purkersdorf Sanitorium [Vienna] in about 1903-1905. It was probably made at the workshop of the Kohn factory, although he also designed furniture for the more well-known Thonet company". As icons of modern design, chairs from this suite have been widely published.. Provenance: A Private Atlanta Collection
Condition
some warping to rear stiles, scratches and abrasions to upholstery, some stains and finish losses to frame
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