- 114
Josef Hoffmann
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 EUR
bidding is closed
Description
- Josef Hoffman
- Sitzmachine, modèle n.670, le modèle créé en 1908
Ebonized bentwood
- Hauteur maximum. : 107,7 cm (42 3/8 in.) Largeur : 66 cm (26 in.) Profondeur maximum. : 177 cm (69 5/8 in.)
en hêtre peint en noir et métal, le dossier rectangulaire ajouré mobile et réglable, les accotoirs courbes formant piétement enserrant deux panneaux latéraux à découpe géométrique, le repose-pieds rétractable, assise agrémentée d'un coussin capitonné regarni de feutre gris
Provenance
Vente Christie's New York, Masterworks: 1900-2000, 8 juin 2000, lot 203
Literature
Moderne Bauformen, Stuttgart, 1908, p. 370 pour une vue d'un fauteuil identique sur le stand de J&J Kohn au Kunstschau de Vienne en 1908
Giovanni Renzi, Il mobile moderno, Gebrüder Thonet Vienna, Jacob & Josef Kohn, éd. SilvanaEditoriale, Milan, 2008, pp. 160-163
Alastair Duncan, Louis C. Tiffany, The Garden Museum Collection, éd. Antique Collectors' Club, Woodbridge, 2004, p. 647
Giovanni Renzi, Il mobile moderno, Gebrüder Thonet Vienna, Jacob & Josef Kohn, éd. SilvanaEditoriale, Milan, 2008, pp. 160-163
Alastair Duncan, Louis C. Tiffany, The Garden Museum Collection, éd. Antique Collectors' Club, Woodbridge, 2004, p. 647
Condition
Good overall condition
General drying up to the wood on the back, the sides and the foot rest. Some thin scratches of use and dents. Possibly some relacquering in some areas. Traces of oxidizing to the back stick holding the back. A small crack under the right armrest. Slight wear to the varnish on the right edge of the back and behind the back close to the brass stick.
Bon état général
Desséchement général du bois au dossier, sur les côtés et sur le repose-pieds. Quelques zones relaquées par endroits. Quelques fines rayures et petits enfoncements, d'usage. Traces d'oxydation sur la barre de fixation du dossier. Une petite craquelure au bois sous l'accotoir droit. Légère usure au bord du dossier sur la droite et au dos à l'endroit ou touche la barre de réglage .
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.