Josef Hoffmann Tables
Austrian, 1870-1956
The Austrian architect Josef Hoffmann was a central figure in the evolution of modern design, and a leader in an aesthetic movement born in Europe in the late 19th century that rejected florid, extravagant ornamentation in favor of a new emphasis on simplicity of line.
As a founder of the Vienna Secession — a union of artists and designers determined to upend Austria’s artistic conservatism — and later, a founder of the turn-of-the-century Wiener Werkstätte (in English: the Viennese Workshops), a design cooperative that produced superbly crafted furniture and housewares, Hoffmann was a pioneering practitioner of what would become a fundamental principle of modernism: that good design is a way of life.
Hoffmann came of age amidst a shift in the culture of the applied arts, as a conservative order that looked only to the past for inspiration was pushed aside. But what, exactly, would replace that order was in question — and Hoffmann’s career embodies the developing patterns of design’s new spirit. His architectural work reflects his time as a student of the Vienna architect Otto Wagner, who disdained excessive decoration and employed new materials such as steel girders and reinforced concrete to create buildings with airy, open interiors full of light.
As a designer of furniture and interiors, Hoffmann was consistently open-minded about the aesthetics he explored. He was an early adherent of the flowing, organic forms of the Art Nouveau design movement that began to flourish in the late 1880s — but by the opening of the Wiener Werkstätte in 1903, Hoffmann’s designs embraced the beauty of geometry in pieces that feature grids and angular forms.
Hoffmann’s greatest works reflect his ability to combine seemingly conflicting design visions into coherent wholes. His architectural masterpiece, the Stoclet Palace in Brussels, has an exterior that groups together simple geometric forms and spacious interiors marked by subtly naturalistic design details that lend rooms an air of charm and geniality.
Hoffmann’s signature furniture design is an adjustable lounge chair — the Sitzmaschine (1905) — that marries a curving frame with square and rectangular back- and side rests. This piece, like so many others by Hoffmann, reflects a groundbreaking, forward-thinking appreciation for the union of different looks and sources that marks the best of interior design in our own day. Moreover, items offered on 1stDibs — which range from enameled silver jewelry, to silver flower vase baskets and other decorative objects, to sofas, lighting pendants and sconces — testify to the astonishing breadth of Hoffman’s creative pursuits. He was truly a giant of design.
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Creator: Josef Hoffmann
Rare Thonet Nr. 21 plant stand by Josef Hoffmann
By Josef Hoffmann, Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in PRAHA 5, CZ
Rare modernist flower / plant stand designed by famous Viennese architect Josef Hoffmann. Manufactured by Thonet. Featured in 1906 catalogue. White lacquered bent beech. In very good...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Josef Hoffmann Tables
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Beech
Fledermaus coffee table no.406 by Josef Hoffmann for J&J Kohn
By Josef Hoffmann, Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Fledermaus coffee table no.406 by Josef Hoffmann for J&J Kohn professionally stained and repolished.
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Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Josef Hoffmann Tables
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Beech
Josef Hoffmann vanity table by J. & J. Kohn
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
This smal table made by J. & J. Kohn is designed by Josef Hoffmann. You can use this as a small desk or as a vanity table. The table is completely made out of wood and has a glass to...
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Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Josef Hoffmann Tables
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Glass, Wood
Secessionistic Nestingtables by J. Hoffmann (1905) for J.J.Kohn, Model 986
By Josef Hoffmann, Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in Wien, AT
Objekt: Satztisch-Set (4 Stück)
Entwurf: Prof. Josef Hoffmann, Wien um 1905
Modell-Nummer: 986
Ausführung: Jacob & Josef Kohn, Wien um 1906
Maße in cm (H x B x T): 75 x 65 x 44,5 (gr...
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Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Josef Hoffmann Tables
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Brass
Josef Hoffmann for Wittmann Cabaret Fledermaus White Table
By Josef Hoffmann, Wittmann
Located in Den Haag, NL
Round cocktail Table designed by Josef Hoffmann, circa 1910 for Cabaret Fledermaus in Vienna. Manufactured by Wittmann (Austria), circa 1960.
Lacquered Beech wood ,Glass top and o...
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1960s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Josef Hoffmann Tables
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Beech
Cabaret Fledermaus Josef Hoffmann Table by Jacob6josef Kohn, 1905
By Woka Lamps, Jacob & Josef Kohn, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
An extraordinary modern table from the early phase of Industrial Design. The bent-wood-industry has had enormous progress since Mid-19th Century and from 1900, they started a fruitfu...
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Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Josef Hoffmann Tables
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Bentwood
"Fledermaus" Table Josef Hoffmann Thonet ca. 1912
By Josef Hoffmann, Thonet
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Table model Fledermaus Josef Hoffmann Thonet ca. 1912
The Wiener Werkstatte experienced its most glamorous phase in the period around 1905. Many of the pieces created at that time w...
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1910s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Josef Hoffmann Tables
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Beech, Bentwood
Jugendstil coffee table by Josef Hoffmann for Cabaret Fledermaus
By Josef Hoffmann, Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Jugendstil coffee table by Josef Hoffmann for Cabaret Fledermaus exe. by J&J Kohn professionally stained and repolished.
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1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Josef Hoffmann Tables
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Beech
20th Century Extendable Oakwood Dining Table by Josef Hoffmann, AT ca. 1905
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Striking 20th century oakwood dining table from the early Art Nouveau period in Austria around 1905. A timeless, modern design from the pen of non...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Josef Hoffmann Tables
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Aluminum
Vienna Secession Oval Side Table Model 960/2 designed by Josef Hoffmann, 1910s
By Josef Hoffmann, Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a very rare Viennese Secession Oval side table Model 960/2 designed by Josef Hoffmann and manufactured by J&J Kohn. Made in Austria in 1910s. The scanne...
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1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Josef Hoffmann Tables
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Beech
20th Century Art Nouveau Side Table/ Coffee Table, Austria ca. 1905
By Josef Hoffmann, Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Exquisite Art Nouveau side table/ coffe table from the famous Vienna secession period around 1905 in Austria. This fantastic side table was made of beech and trimmed to a beautiful n...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Josef Hoffmann Tables
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Brass
Art Nouveau Sidetable, Model 986 from Josef Hoffmann for J.J.Kohn (Vienna, 1905)
By Jacob & Josef Kohn, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Wien, AT
Objekt: Kleintisch (Teil eines Satztisches)
Entwurf: Josef Hoffmann, Wien um 1905
Modell-Nummer: 986
Ausführung: Jacob & Josef Kohn, Wien um 1906
Maße in cm (H x B x T): 75 x 57 x 43...
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Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Josef Hoffmann Tables
Materials
Beech
Secession coffee table by Josef Hoffmann
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Secession coffee table by Josef Hoffmann, variant of Fledermaus table professionally stained and repolished.
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1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Josef Hoffmann Tables
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Wood
Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstaette Floor-Table-Lamp Re-Edition, Beechwood
By Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
In 1927, the apartment of Ernst Bauer in Vienna was renovated by Josef Hoffmann and other members of the Wiener Werkstaette: Maria Likarz, Dagobert Peche,...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Josef Hoffmann Tables
Materials
Wood
Jugendstil side table by Josef Hoffmann
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Jugendstil side table by Josef Hoffmann professionally stained and repolished.
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1910s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Josef Hoffmann Tables
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Brass
Josef Hoffman Round Coffee Table and Upholstered Chairs Set (1990's)
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This vintage set made in the 1990's showcases the innovative style of Josef Hoffman, a renowned architect and designer of the early 20th century. The set consists of stunning ebonize...
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1990s Austrian Josef Hoffmann Tables
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Upholstery, Wood
Vienna Secession Mahogany Side Table, circa 1915
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Prague 8, CZ
This mahogany side table was made circa in 1915. It features elements and shapes including gilded decorative motifs typical of the Art Nouveau period. It was manufactured in Austria-...
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Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Josef Hoffmann Tables
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Wood, Mahogany
Thonet Table by Josef Hoffmann
By Thonet, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Thonet table by Josef Hoffmann in very good original condition with signs of use.
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1920s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Josef Hoffmann Tables
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Metal
Jugendstil Josef Hoffman/ Wiener Werkstätte Flower-Table Flower Stand, Reedition
By Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Flower-table from the very early phase of the Wiener Werkstatte, circa 1903-1905. Exhibition: Moderne Vergangenheit, Wien 1981, Nr. 253 sowie Titelabb.; Exhib.- Kat, Josef Hoffmann W...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Josef Hoffmann Tables
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Brass
Original Josef Hoffmann & Jacob & Josef Kohn "24-Ball" Table #1263
By Jacob & Josef Kohn, Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Six balls connect each of the four columns, bent beech and plywood, dyed to rosewood and polished, surface slightly refreshed, top with glass, base covered with very fine hammered brass, very good original condition
G. Renzi, Il mobile moderno, Gebrüder Thonet Vienna, Jacob & Josef Kohn, Milan, 2008, pp. 220 f
This table follows the same concept as the "Seven Ball Chair" presented at the Kunstschau 1908
J. & J. Kohn commissioned Josef Hoffmann to design a reasonably priced house complete with fixtures, fittings and furniture for the Kunstschau 1908. To furnish the house, Hoffmann used many pieces of his already well-known furniture such as the "sitting machine", the so-called "Fledermaus" suite etc. On the veranda, there was also a seven-ball bench...
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Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Josef Hoffmann Tables
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Beech, Plywood
Josef Hoffmann, Oval side table nr. 960/2 for J.J. Kohn. Austria ca. 1905
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Argelato, BO
Bentwood side table by Josef Hoffmann, 1905 circa. Designed by the great Austrian designer and also founder of the famous "Wiener Werkstaette" - Josef Hoffmann, this oval beechwood s...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Josef Hoffmann Tables
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Beech
Josef Hoffmann Wood Table for Kohn, circa 1920
By Jacob & Josef Kohn, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table designed by Josef Hoffmann.
Model 915/1p Art Nouveau table from Jacob & Josef Kohn manufactured, circa 1920.
Measures: diameter 60, height 72 cm.
In original condition, ...
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1920s German Art Nouveau Vintage Josef Hoffmann Tables
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Wood
20th Century Art Nouveau Bentwood Side Table by Mundus Vienna, Austria ca. 1902
By Josef Hoffmann, Thonet-Mundus
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Outstanding Art Nouveau Bentwood Side Table from the renowed company of MUNDUS Vienna in Austria. Designed around 1902 by the world renowed Austrian architect, designer and founder o...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Josef Hoffmann Tables
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Beech
Wittmann Satztische Nesting Tables by Josef Hoffmann
By Wittmann, Josef Hoffmann
Located in New York, NY
Josef Hoffmann designed this simple four-part nest of tables at the turn of the century.
* Ash black stained.
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2010s Austrian Josef Hoffmann Tables
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Ash
Joseph Hoffman Dining Table Reissue 70's Lacquered Wood - G046
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Lyon, FR
Modernist dining table based on a design by the Austrian designer Joseph Hoffmann, re-edition of the 70's for Bieffeplast. Black lacquered metal base, round black lacquered wood...
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1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Josef Hoffmann Tables
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Metal
Vienna Secession Round Table by Josef Hoffmann for J&J Kohn
By Jacob & Josef Kohn, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Round table with a glass top, designed about 1910 by Josef Hoffmann for J&J Kohn, Vienna, beechwood, stained to dark mahogany.
It was restored but visible signs of use, otherwise it...
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1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Josef Hoffmann Tables
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Glass, Bentwood, Beads
Thonet Bentwood Side Table, Design by Josef Hoffmann, Austria ca. 1906
By Thonet, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Remarkable round Art Nouveau coffee table "Fledermaus" designed by the famous Austrian architect and founder of the "Wiener Werkstaette" Josef Hoffma...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Josef Hoffmann Tables
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Beech
Art Nouveau Thonet Side Table, Design Josef Hoffmann, Austria, circa 1910
By Josef Hoffmann, Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Remarkable Art Nouveau Thonet Side Table from the renowed company of Thonet around 1910. Designed by none other than the world famous Austrian designer and founder of the "Wiener Wer...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Josef Hoffmann Tables
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Beech
Art Nouveau Coffee Table "Fledermaus" by Josef Hoffmann, at ca. 1906
By Jacob & Josef Kohn, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Remarkable round Art Nouveau coffee table "Fledermaus" designed by none other than the Austrian architect and founder of the famous "Wiener Wer...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Josef Hoffmann Tables
Materials
Beech
Art Nouveau Beechwood Side Table by J. Hoffmann for J & J Kohn, Austria ca. 1910
By Jacob & Josef Kohn, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Lovely oval Art Nouveau Side Table from the renowed Austrian company of Jacob & Josef Kohn around 1910. Designed by none other than the well known Austrian designer and also founder ...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Josef Hoffmann Tables
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Beech
Cabaret Fledermaus Josef Hoffmann table by Jacob6Josef Kohn 1905
By Jacob & Josef Kohn, Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
An extraordinary modern table from the early phase of industrial design. The bent-wood-industry has had enormous progress since mid 19. century and from 1900, they started a fruitful...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Josef Hoffmann Tables
Materials
Bentwood
Original of the Time Josef Hoffmann Jacob&Josef Kohn Coffee Table
By Jacob & Josef Kohn, Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
A petite coffee table by Josef Hoffmann from 1905 made by J&J Kohn in beechwood.
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Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Josef Hoffmann Tables
Materials
Beech
Oval Table Nr.960/2 by Josef Hoffmann for J.J.Kohn €1.300, 00 Calculate Shipping
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Oval table nr.960/2 by Josef Hoffmann for J.J.Kohn. Professionally stained and repolished.
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1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Josef Hoffmann Tables
Materials
Beech
Josef Hoffmann Gueridon, circa 1910, Austria
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Girona, Spain
Josef Hoffmann Gueridon.
Made with bentwood.
Vienna Secession
Circa 1910, Austria.
Vintage condition.
The Austrian architect Josef Hoffmann was a central figure in the evolution of modern design, and a leader in an aesthetic movement born in Europe in the late 19th century that rejected florid, extravagant ornamentation in favor of a new emphasis on simplicity of line. As a founder of the turn-of-the-century Wiener Werkstätte (in English: the Viennese Workshops), a design cooperative that produced superbly crafted furniture and housewares, Hoffmann was a pioneering practitioner of what would become a fundamental principle of modernism: that good design is a way of life.
Hoffmann came of age amidst a shift in the culture of the applied arts, as a conservative order that looked only to the past for inspiration was pushed aside. But what, exactly, would replace that order was in question, and Hoffmann’s career embodies the developing patterns of design’s new spirit. His architectural work reflects his time as a student of the Vienna architect Otto Wagner, who disdained excessive decoration and employed new materials such as steel girders and reinforced concrete to create buildings with airy, open interiors full of light. As a designer of furniture and interiors, Hoffmann was consistently open-minded about the aesthetics he explored. He was an early adherent of the flowing, organic forms of the Art Nouveau design movement that began to flourish in the late 1880s, but by the opening of the Wiener Werkstätte in 1903, Hoffmann’s designs embraced the beauty of geometry in pieces that feature grids and angular forms.
Hoffmann’s greatest works reflect his ability to combine seemingly conflicting design visions into coherent wholes. His architectural masterpiece, the Stoclet Palace in Brussels, has an exterior that groups together simple geometric forms and spacious interiors marked by subtly naturalistic design details that lend rooms an air of charm and geniality. Hoffmann’s signature furniture design is an adjustable lounge chair, the Sitzmaschine (1905), that marries a curving frame with square and rectangular back- and side rests. This piece, like so many others by Hoffmann, reflects a groundbreaking, forward-thinking appreciation for the union of different looks and sources that marks the best of interior design in our own day. Moreover, items offered on these pages, which range from enameled silver jewelry, to a silver flower vase basket, to lighting pendants and sconces...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Josef Hoffmann Tables
Materials
Bentwood
Josef Hoffmann Nest of Tables J. J. Kohn, 1904 Wiener Werkstatte
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Sharon, CT
The four stacking tables with the vertical slats only (better, I think without the additional decorative squared grill ornament).
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Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Josef Hoffmann Tables
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Wood
Josef Hoffmann Set of Four Bentwood Rosewood Stacking Tables
By Josef Hoffmann, Thonet
Located in Water Mill, NY
Set of four bentwood stacking tables by Josef Hoffmann/Thonet with great
original patina 28" largest table.
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19th Century Austrian Antique Josef Hoffmann Tables
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Rosewood
Set of Four Oakwood Nesting Tables by Josef Hoffmann for Wittmann
By Wittmann, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Very stylish set of four wooden tables that fit underneath each other.
The tables were designed by Josef Hoffmann for Austrian maker Wittmann in the early 20th century. Most were l...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Bauhaus Josef Hoffmann Tables
Materials
Oak
Art Nouveau Center Table By Josef Hoffmann, Solid Oak, Carved Feet - Austria
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Girona, ES
Center table, stained solid oak and oak veneer, carved feet, two table tops, French polish.
Design: Josef Hoffmann.
Austria, Vienna, circa 1914.
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1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Josef Hoffmann Tables
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Oak
Oval Table Nr.362 by Josef Hoffmann by Thonet Mundus
By Josef Hoffmann, Thonet-Mundus
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Oval Table Nr.362 by Josef Hoffmann executed by Thonet Mundus in original condition with signs of use.
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1920s Czech Jugendstil Vintage Josef Hoffmann Tables
Materials
Beech
Josef Hoffmann, Art Nouveau Wodden Coffe Table "Mod, Fledermaus" circa 1906
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Argelato, BO
Coffee table in bentwood designed by the Austrian architect and founder of the famous "Wiener Werkstaette" Josef Hoffmann around 1906 for the company of Jacob & Josef Kohn.
This ic...
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Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Josef Hoffmann Tables
Materials
Wood, Beech
Josef Hoffmann Fledermaus Vanity and Chair for J & J Kohn, Austria, 1905
By J & J Kohn & Mundus, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Milan, IT
Josef Hoffmann model 1134 Vanity and chair for J & J Kohn,
Austria 1905
Chair from the Fledermaus series.
Original mirror.
pieces marked J&J ...
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Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Josef Hoffmann Tables
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Mirror, Bentwood
Vienna secession Gueridon by Josef Hoffmann, Austria, circa 1900
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Brussels, BE
Vienna secession Gueridon by Josef Hoffmann, Austria, circa 1900.
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Josef Hoffmann Tables
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Wood
Josef Hoffmann Nesting Tables, Set of 4
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
The Austrian architect Josef Hoffmann was a central figure in the evolution of modern design and a leader in an Aesthetic Movement born in Europe in the late 19th century that reject...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Josef Hoffmann Tables
Materials
Beech
Josef Hoffmann tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Josef Hoffmann tables are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Josef Hoffmann tables, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 43 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 3 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original tables by Josef Hoffmann were created in the Art Nouveau style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider tables by Jacob and Josef Kohn, Otto Prutscher, and Otto Wagner. Prices for Josef Hoffmann tables can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $850 and can go as high as $24,855, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $4,401.
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Questions About Josef Hoffmann Tables
- What did Josef Hoffmann invent?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 7, 2024Josef Hoffmann invented the Sitzmaschine, an adjustable lounge chair that the Austrian designer unveiled in 1905. Literally called a “machine for sitting,” it was originally created for a sanatorium in Purkersdorf, near Vienna. It has a curving frame with square and rectangular back and side rests. Like so many other designs by Hoffmann, this piece reflects a forward-thinking appreciation for the union of different sources, here the Arts and Crafts movement and modern design. Find a collection of Josef Hoffmann furniture and decorative objects on 1stDibs.
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