Art Nouveau Seating Suite Buenos Aires Model 675 attributed to Josef Hoffmann by J.& J. Kohn Vienna, 1890s, Set of 3

Elegant Art Nouveau seating suite consisting of a setee and two armchairs, quality handcrafted furniture with decorative bentwood elements that combine formal beauty and function. Beech bentwood and bent beech plywood, stained mahogany, hand-polished shellac, accentuating brass studs, black leather upholstery. The set already appeared in the Jacob & Josef Kohn catalog of 1906, the armchair was presented as studio furniture in the London exhibition catalog of 1906. However, the model achieved its fame primarily through its exhibition at the World Exhibition in Buenos Aires in 1910, where it was presented in the Jacob & Josef Kohn Pavilion.The joint illustration of the model with wardrobe designs by Josef Hoffmann in the London brochure led to an attribution to the architect, although a clear reference cannot be clarified. Manufactured by JACOB & JOSEF KOHN, Vienna, after 1906 Josef Hoffmann (1870-1956), attr. Model number 675/C/F (C for Canapé – Setee / F for Fauteuil – Armchair) Measures: Setee: total hight: 77,0 cm / 30.31 inches seating hight: 42,0 cm / 16.53 inches width: 136,0 cm / 53.54 inches depth: 70,0 cm / 27.55 inches Armchair: total hight: 77,0 cm / 30.31 inches seating hight: 42,0 cm / 16.53 inches width: 76,0 cm / 29.92 inches depth: 70,0 cm / 27.55 inches Bibliography: JACOB & JOSEF KOHN, ‘DER KATALOG VON 1916’ (catalogue from 1916), DRY MUNICH 1985, page 48, number 675. Il mobile moderno, Gebrüder Thonet Vienna, Jacob & Josef Kohn, Giovanni Renzi, 2008, pp. 172-173. Antique furniture from the original production time, professionally refinished in our own carpentry workshop and ready for living, old leather upholstery in perfect condition.