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Purkersdorf Armchair

Purkersdorf armchairs By Josef Hoffmann - not signed
Purkersdorf armchairs By Josef Hoffmann - not signed

Purkersdorf armchairs By Josef Hoffmann - not signed

By Josef Hoffmann

Located in Paddington, NSW

Totally restored with the original patina. Not signed. Josef Hoffmann (1870–1956) was an influential Austrian architect and designer, known for his pivotal role in the development o...

Category

Vintage 1980s Austrian Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Lacquer

Attr. to Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstätte Chair for the Purkersdorf Sanatorium
Attr. to Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstätte Chair for the Purkersdorf Sanatorium

Attr. to Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstätte Chair for the Purkersdorf Sanatorium

By Woka Lamps, Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann

Located in Vienna, AT

From the waiting area and from the doctor's rooms of the most important buildings of that time, which paved the way for the "Modern." Expertise, see excerpts from a catalogue of an a...

Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Beech

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Sitzmaschine von Prof. Josef Hoffmann, Modell 670, Jacob & Josef Kohn
Sitzmaschine von Prof. Josef Hoffmann, Modell 670, Jacob & Josef Kohn

Sitzmaschine von Prof. Josef Hoffmann, Modell 670, Jacob & Josef Kohn

By Josef Hoffmann, Jacob & Josef Kohn

Located in Wien, AT

Josef Hoffmann designed an adjustable armchair for the Purkersdorf Sanatorium, which was later mass-produced by the company Jacob & Josef Kohn.

Category

Vintage 1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Armchairs

Materials

Brass

Purkersdorf Armchair by Joseph Hoffman for Wittmann , 1930
Purkersdorf Armchair by Joseph Hoffman for Wittmann , 1930

Purkersdorf Armchair by Joseph Hoffman for Wittmann , 1930

By Wittmann, Josef Hoffmann

Located in Sofia, BG

Purkersdorf armchair by Josef Hoffmann for Wittmann, 1930s Measures: 71 x 61 x 61 cm. (28 x 24 x 24 in.)\    

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Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Armchairs

Koloman Moser/Josef Hoffmann "Purkersdorf" Armchairs
Koloman Moser/Josef Hoffmann "Purkersdorf" Armchairs

Koloman Moser/Josef Hoffmann "Purkersdorf" Armchairs

By Josef Hoffmann, Koloman Moser

Located in Long Island City, NY

Koloman Moser/Josef Hoffmann “Purkersdorf” armchairs reproduced by Wittmann Moebel Werkstaetten, Austria.

Category

20th Century Austrian Chairs

Materials

Wood

Four "Purkersdorf" Armchairs by Josef Hoffmann, Vienna, Design from 1903
Four "Purkersdorf" Armchairs by Josef Hoffmann, Vienna, Design from 1903

Four "Purkersdorf" Armchairs by Josef Hoffmann, Vienna, Design from 1903

Located in Greding, DE

Four armchairs originally designed by Josef Hoffmann in 1903 for the Purkersdorf Sanatorium in Vienna.

Category

Early 20th Century Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Two White "Purkersdorf" Armchairs by Josef Hoffmann, Vienna, Design from 1906
Two White "Purkersdorf" Armchairs by Josef Hoffmann, Vienna, Design from 1906

Two White "Purkersdorf" Armchairs by Josef Hoffmann, Vienna, Design from 1906

Located in Greding, DE

Pair of armchairs originally designed by Josef Hoffmann in 1903 for the Purkersdorf Sanatorium in Vienna.

Category

20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Koloman Moser Purkersdorf Sanatorium Armchair by Wittman
Koloman Moser Purkersdorf Sanatorium Armchair by Wittman

Koloman Moser Purkersdorf Sanatorium Armchair by Wittman

By Koloman Moser

Located in San Francisco, CA

Koloman Moser design Purkersdorf Sanatorium Armchair for Wittman. Austria, designed 1903; reissued 1970s.

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Vintage 1980s Austrian Vienna Secession Armchairs

Materials

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Armchairs model " Purkersdorf " by Josef Hoffmann for Wittmann, 1905.
Armchairs model " Purkersdorf " by Josef Hoffmann for Wittmann, 1905.

Armchairs model " Purkersdorf " by Josef Hoffmann for Wittmann, 1905.

Located in Lot/Drogenbos, BE

Paire of armchairs model " Purkersdorf " made of white lacquered solid beech wood and has a black woven straps-seating (new straps).

Category

Antique Early 1900s Austrian Armchairs

Materials

Textile, Wood

Purkersdorf Chairs by Josef Hoffmann for Wittman, c.1980
Purkersdorf Chairs by Josef Hoffmann for Wittman, c.1980

Purkersdorf Chairs by Josef Hoffmann for Wittman, c.1980

By Josef Hoffmann, Wittmann

Located in Surbiton, GB

Two chairs designed by Josef Hoffmann in 1903 for the Purkersdorf Sanatorium and produced by Austrian manufacturer Wittmann circa 1980. Although often attributed to both Hoffmann an...

Category

Vintage 1980s Swiss Art Deco Armchairs

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