GUSTAV SIEGEL (1880-1970) DESIGNER - MODEL SELECTED BY JOSEF - Lot 60

GUSTAV SIEGEL (1880-1970) DESIGNER - MODEL SELECTED BY JOSEF HOFFMANN (1870-1956) - JACOB & JOSEF KOHN WIEN MANUFACTURER/PUBLISHER - COLLECTION JANINE BLOCH-DERMANT Bat-729 also known as Fledermaus 729 also known as Chauve-souris, the model designed in [1905], catalogued by J. & J. Kohn from 1906, selected for his stand at Kunstschau Wien by Josef Hoffmann Pair of armchairs in steamed and turned mahogany-stained wood. The armrests with diamond motifs and the backrests with bar motifs; the seats are shaped. Condition and restorations. Early editions. Each stamped J.J. KOHN on the inside of the belt. H. 73 cm - W. 56 cm - D. 51 cm Provenance : Estate of Janine Bloch-Dermant. Bibliography : Giovanni Renzi - Il mobile moderno - Gebrüder Thonet Vienna - Jacob & Josef Kohn - Silvana Editoriale, Milan, 2008. Identical model listed, referenced and reproduced on pages 164 and 165.