Armchairs by Gustav Siegel for Kohn

About the Item

Armchairs by Gustav Siegel for Kohn (model no. 715) Beech, bent wood, curved, brown stained. Inside of the seat ring inscribed.: J. & J. KOHN /Teschen-Austria (punch mark) 6 pcs, available still not restored which means the wood can be stained in every color on request also the sit and backside can be covered with every fabric or leather on request. there are also 2 very similar by Thonet available (pictures can be send on request) delivery time will be about 4-6 weeks The model with legs in brass sleeves(ends) was exhibited at the 1900 World Exhibition in Paris in the space of J. & J. Kohn, where he was awarded the Grand Prix. The successful design was imitated not only internally by the firm Kohn, but also in the Gebr. Thonet and other Austro-Hungarian bend wood furnitures producers. It was also an inspiration for Otto Wagner for his armchair of dispatch offices of the newspaper 'Die Zeit' and the Vienna postal savings bank. ref.: Jirí Uhlír, Vom Wiener Stuhl zum Architektenmöbel, Köln 2009, S. 80; Ausst. Kat. Bent Wood and Metal Furniture 1850-1946, Derek E. Ostergard Hrsg., The American Federation of Arts, New York 1987, Abb. S. 114, Nr. 4-45 u. S. 237, Nr. 38; Herstellerkatalog J. & J. Kohn, Der Katalog von 1916, Nachdruck 1980, S. 40, Nr. 715 F.

Creator:

Gustav Siegel (Designer),Jacob & Josef Kohn (Manufacturer)

Dimensions:

Height: 30.32 in (77 cm)Width: 21.66 in (55 cm)Depth: 21.26 in (54 cm)Seat Height: 18.12 in (46 cm)

Style:

Vienna Secession (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Beech,Bentwood,Brass

Place of Origin:

Austria

Period:

Early 20th Century

Date of Manufacture:

1900-1910

Condition:

Seller Location:

Vienna, AT

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU117422211892

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Jacob & Josef Kohn

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.