Jacob and Josef Kohn On Sale
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Brass
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Wood
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Antique 1890s Austrian Victorian Chairs
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Brass
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Armchairs
Brass
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Armchairs
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Wood, Bentwood
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Wood
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Leather, Beech
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Antique 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Armchairs
Wood
Antique 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Armchairs
Wood
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Brass
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Marble
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Walnut
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Beech
Early 20th Century Austrian Dining Room Chairs
Cane
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Armchairs
Beech, Plywood
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Dining Room Chairs
Straw, Beech
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Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Other Armchairs
Beech
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Side Tables
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Wood
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Wood
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Armchairs
Beech
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Side Chairs
Cane, Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Side Chairs
Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Armchairs
Beech, Bentwood, Cane
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Jacob and Josef Kohn On Sale For Sale on 1stDibs
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Jacob & Josef Kohn for sale on 1stDibs
While the first name that comes to mind when thinking of bentwood furniture might be Thonet (maker of the iconic Thonet No. 14 chair or “bistro chair”), Michael Thonet and his subsequent studio, the Gebrüder Thonet (Thonet Brothers), had a strong competitor in 19th-century Vienna: Jacob & Josef Kohn (also referred to as J. & J. Kohn).
Founded in 1849 by a father and son with the motto “Be one step ahead,” Jacob & Josef Kohn created modern furniture for indoors and out from Austrian beech. At the turn of the 20th century, after establishing itself with mastery of everything from chairs to coatracks and even doll furniture, J. & J. Kohn began working closely with the Wiener Werkstätte, the artisan cooperative cofounded by Austrian architect and designer Josef Hoffmann (Gustav Klimt and Koloman Moser were also members). Through this partnership, J. & J. Kohn produced an array of furniture in bentwood, cane and upholstery, which it sold through showrooms across Europe and North America. Its designs throughout the first decade of the 20th century reflect the Art Nouveau movement that was quickly gaining traction across Europe.
Price wars and mergers ensued during the First World War. Changes in the organizational structure of Thonet included a merger with Viennese company Mundus in the early 20th century, which followed Mundus’s becoming a majority stakeholder in J. & J. Kohn — these mergers yielded the formation of Mundus-Kohn and later, in 1922–23, Thonet-Mundus. The new conglomerate went on to produce examples of its bentwood furniture in keeping with the modern style of the Vienna Secession. While Thonet rebuilt, rebranded and expanded in the United States and elsewhere after World War II, J. & J. Kohn never produced furniture under that name again.
On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique J. & J. Kohn furniture including bentwood wingback chairs designed by Josef Hoffmann and other seating, side tables, beech nesting tables and more.