Stamped Bentwood Bergere Armchair by Jacob & Josef Kohn for Thonet, 1890s

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We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely and extremely rare original jacob & josef no.41 bentwood bergere rattan … more We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely and extremely rare original jacob & josef no.41 bentwood bergere rattan armchair this sale is for the single chair pictured, i have another suite of four chairs which includes two carvers and two standard chairs and a sublime bench listed under my other items jacob & josef kohn, also known as j. & j. Kohn, was an austrian furniture maker and interior designer in vienna. Jacob kohn together with his son josef kohn founded the enterprise in 1849. Kohn would later rise to become one of the leading furniture makers in austria-hungary, becoming one of the leading competitors of gebruder thonet. Kohn worked together with artists of the wiener werkstotte and josef hoffmann in the design of many pieces. The kohns' received many awards and prizes for their work. They received a spanish royal warrant of appointment as purveyors of the royal house (proveedor de la real casa). Kohn's works can be seen in a number of museums today, including the museum of modern art in new york, the museum of applied arts in vienna, and disseny hub barcelona. This is rare. You almost never come across the originals and being fully stamped this is a collector's dream the rattan looks original however there are some color variations, the frame has been checked and secured, cleaned waxed and polished, it is amazing standard chair dimensions height 92cm width 47cm depth 53.5cm this piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
official proof of authenticity,
however it is well documented in design history. I take full responsibility for any authenticity



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