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Josef HOFFMANN (after) & WITTMANN MÖBELWERKSTÄTTEN (manufact…
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Josef HOFFMANN (after) & WITTMANN MÖBELWERKSTÄTTEN (manufact…
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,000 - €1,500
Voluntary lot
Description
Josef HOFFMANN (after) & WITTMANN MÖBELWERKSTÄTTEN (manufacturer)
‘Fledermaus’ living room set in stained bentwood comprising a table with a slightly concave circular top incorporating a glass panel with a black enamelled geometric design, blue and cream on a slightly recessed four-legged base with tubular legs joined at the top and bottom by a small sphere on a circular brass-rimmed plinth, and four chairs with curved, enveloping backs and oval seats adorned with four small spheres on the underside, on a corner base with tubular legs joined by a low horseshoe-shaped crossbar. Backrest and seat upholstered in black and blue geometric patterned fabric on a cream background (wear and tear, scuffs).
Manufacturer’s plate on the reverse of each piece.
Table: Height 66 cm – Diameter 66 cm
Chairs: Height 74 cm – Length 41 cm – Depth 46 cm
Provenance: private collection, Austria.
History: this set is a contemporary reissue of the designs created by Josef Hoffmann in 1907 for the décor of the Fledermaus cabaret in Vienna. Following an initial historical production by the firm Jacob & Josef Kohn, it is now Wittmann that offers reissues of these iconic designs.
Bibliography: Jacob & Josef Kohn sales catalogue – 1911–1912, Vienna, circa 1911, a variant of our table listed under no. 728½ and reproduced on p. 96.
Jacob & Josef Kohn Sales Catalogue – Curved Wooden Furniture – Der catalog von 1916, Verlag Dr. Graham Dry, 1982, similar table and chair designs listed under nos. 728a and 728/T, reproduced on p. 37.
Collective, Josef Hoffmann Wien, Jugendstil und Zwanziger Jahre, catalogue of the eponymous exhibition from 25 May to 14 August 1983 at the Bellerive Museum in Zurich, Kunstgewerbemuseum und Museum Bellerive, Zurich, 1983, variants of our models listed under no. 57 on pp. 58 and 115 and reproduced under no. 35 on p. 58.
Recreation Josef Hoffmann – Wittmann Hayon Workshop by Jaime Hayon, Wittmann Möbelwerkstätten sales catalogue, Milan, 2017, variants of our models reproduced on p. 45.
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